Matisse: Drawing with Scissors: Late Works 1950-1954
Apr 24, 2010 - Jun 27, 2010
The French painter, sculptor and designer Henri Matisse (1869-1954) was one of the twentieth centuries most influential artists.
His vibrant works are celebrated for their extraordinary richness and luminosity of colour. Matisse continued creating highly original works into his eighties when, confined to his bed, he produced his famous cut outs, using paper hand painted with gouache, laid down in abstract or simple figurative patterns. 鈥楾he paper cut-out allows me to draw in the colour .... Instead of drawing the outline and putting the colour inside it ... I draw straight into the colour鈥�. The colours he used were so strong that he was advised by his doctor to wear dark glasses.
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His vibrant works are celebrated for their extraordinary richness and luminosity of colour. Matisse continued creating highly original works into his eighties when, confined to his bed, he produced his famous cut outs, using paper hand painted with gouache, laid down in abstract or simple figurative patterns. 鈥楾he paper cut-out allows me to draw in the colour .... Instead of drawing the outline and putting the colour inside it ... I draw straight into the colour鈥�. The colours he used were so strong that he was advised by his doctor to wear dark glasses.
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