Henri Matisse Interior With Egyptian Curtain

The palm outside explodes in a sunburst against the black window frame and the vitality of its brushstrokes emphasise the energy of its light.

Henri matisse interior with egyptian curtain. When i went to the exhibition matisse and his textiles. Interior with egyptian curtain henri matisse 1948 oil on canvas 45 3 4 x 35 1 8 in. Click to enlarge image via. Just as the curtain translates the rest of the painting into a stylized language of symbols so does matisse translate a corner of his studio into the symbolic language of paint to create interior with egyptian curtain.

Oil on canvas 45 3 4 x 35 1 8 inches. The phillips collection washington d c. Henri matisse was a leading figure of fauvism and along with pablo picasso one of the most influential artists of the modern era in his paintings sculptures and works on paper matisse experimented with vivid colors pointillist techniques and reduced flat shapes. Henri matisse was beginning to develop the synchronized line and color of his paper cutouts it is considered by many.

Matisse henri matisse interior with egyptian curtain 1948. Each brushstroke on this canvas has meaning every mark is a sign and all possess the potential difficulty of symbolic. The painting was commissioned by sergei shchukin who hung it with dance on the staircase of his moscow mansion. Matisse made the painting without any preparatory sketches and thus the painting bears many traces of modifications.

Bruce mcgaw graphics interior with egyptian curtain 1948 by henri matisse art print poster paper size 11 x 14 image size 9 x 12 3075. Interior with egyptian curtain was created in 1948 by henri matisse in expressionism style. The music la musique is a painting made by henri matisse in 1910. Then we add finishing touches like wall hanging mount wall friendly bumpers and a protective backing.

The fabric of dreams at the metropolitan museum of art in 2004 i was astonished to see the real egyptian curtain used in matisse s painting of the same name owned by the phillips collection. What i dream of is an art of balance of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter he once.