Artwork from the JSP Estate/Private Collection
Nationality
French
Artist Dates
1869-1954
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Date of Work
1939
Medium
Color lithograph
Signature
Signed in plate, lower left
Height
12 9/16"
Width
9"
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection: James Smith Pierce Collection
Status
Displayed
Location
Merrifield Hall
Artist Bio
Henri Matisse was a prominent French artist born in 1869. In 1887 he originally intended to study law in Paris, but he first started painting in 1889 after he had appendicitis. It was then he decided to study art at the Académie Julian. Best known for his Fauvist style, French expressionist Henri Matisse became one of the most influential artists of the 20th century through his revolutionary use of expressive color and exaggerated form to express emotion in his artworks. Works by Henri Matisse can be found in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Barnes Foundation, the Art Institute of Chicago and several other collections internationally.
Additional Information
Verve text on verso. Published by Verve and printed by Mourlot Freres. 1" Margins.
James Smith Pierce Collection
Condition
Very good.
Condition Notes
Margins trimmed, small black spot from printing process above lip, right side. Glue on verso. Peeling on verso lower right.
Rights
Images are provided for educational purposes only and may not be reproduced for commercial use. Images may be protected by artist copyright. A credit line is required to be used for any public non-commercial educational purpose. The credit line must include, “Image courtesy of the University of North Dakota.”