Blue Nude II, 1952

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Blue Nude II, 1952

$3,360.00

Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954)                                   

Medium: Color Lithograph Derived from the Cut-Paper Original Maquette
Edition No.: 1st Edition, Vol. IX, no. 35 & 36/6,500

Signed in plate, lower left

Publisher: Tériade, Paris

Printer: Mourlot Atelier, Paris

Dimensions: 11" x 14" (25" x 29" with frame)

Catalogue Raisonné: Duthuit 139, Freitag 6231

“I don’t paint things, I only paint the difference between things.” -Henri Matisse

Blue Nude II is included in the Blue Nudes, a specific series of cut-outs by Henri Matisse. They represent seated female nudes, and are among Matisse’s final body of works. In 1941, due to illness, Matisse underwent surgery that left him unable to walk. Painting became a physical burden. He turned to an entirely new medium. He created cut paper collages, or découpage, by cutting sheets of paper, pre-painted with gouache, into shapes of varying colors and sizes, and arranged them to form dynamic compositions. What began as modest size works eventually transformed into room-sized murals, distinct with dimensional complexity, resulting as an art form that was not quite painting, but not quite sculpture. The gouache cut-outs are “the end-product of an entire life of work and the flowing of an enormous, sincere, and difficult effort”, and of a life devoted to exalting color and evoking the happiness of living and painting, which were inseparable for him.

Known for his masterful use of color and his unique draftsmanship, Matisse is regarded as one of three artists who defined the revolutionary developments in the plastic arts which were responsible for significant innovations in painting. His expressive language of color and shape, displayed in a body of work spanning over half a century, won him recognition as a leading figure in European modern art.

 

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Minneapolis Museum of Art (MIA), MN

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This work comes with full historical documentation, which includes the following: Certificate of Authenticity, Letter of Appraisal, Justification Pages from the Printer/Publisher, as well as additional information on the artist and the print at

This work comes with full historical documentation, which includes the following: Certificate of Authenticity, Letter of Appraisal, Justification Pages from the Printer/Publisher, as well as additional information on the artist and the print atelier's collaboration.

Also included is the work's recorded provenance history. All the paperwork is protected and sealed inside a hard-bound folio.

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This work was created at the acclaimed Mourlot Atelier, Paris. Founded by Fernand Mourlot, the Atelier is credited in art history with the resurgence of the lithograph and was recognized as the premiere print studio in Paris. During the twentieth c

This work was created at the acclaimed Mourlot Atelier, Paris.

Founded by Fernand Mourlot, the Atelier is credited in art history with the resurgence of the lithograph and was recognized as the premiere print studio in Paris. During the twentieth century, artists such as Alexander Calder, Marc Chagall, Raoul Dufy, Fernand Léger, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, and Pablo Picasso worked directly with Mourlot to create and executed their prints. 

For more information on Mourlot and the artist collaboration- click here

The Blue Nudes on display at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) exhibition, Matisse : The Cutouts. 2015

The Blue Nudes on display at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) exhibition, Matisse : The Cutouts. 2015

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