This lithographic was made from an original creative
of the Henri Matisse masterpiece,
“Still Life With Lemons”
A wonderful example of Matisse's still life painting at the height of his powers.
It is a work whose color radiates sunshine. Matisse understood that the more
you reduced and simplified the drawing of an image, the more you could increase
the expressive power of its color. He would extract a few of the key colors from
a scene and use them to intensify our experience of the subject. Matisse also
realized that the simplification of his drawing and the looseness of his brushwork
added to the joy and vitality of the work. The tone and color of the painting may
have been flattened for expressive effect but its shapes are arranged in a
hierarchical order to allow a spatial reading of the work.
Lithograph 13 x 16 inch paper and image size is
11 x 13.5. This is one of a Limited Edition “After” Means that it is a copy of the artist’s work. For Example, Old Masters created many oil paintings throughout their careers. Some of these were reproduced after as lithographs on paper. These “After” works were approved by the Old Master, but a skilled artisan created the original lithographic plate rather than Old Master
Any items over $350 we can have professionally framed free of charge in either a black or white frame. If you would like to pass on this option, we can send your item as is.