Lithograph After Drawing by Henri Matisse

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Lithograph reproduction from the book, Dessins: Themes et Variations (Martin Fabiani: Paris, 1943); series M6, 1942, Plume et Encre 1ere … more Lithograph reproduction from the book, Dessins: Themes et Variations (Martin Fabiani: Paris, 1943); series M6, 1942, Plume et Encre 1ere Variation In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use. Henri Matisse (31 December 1869-3 November 1954) was a French artist, known for both his use of color and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter. Matisse is commonly regarded, along with Pablo Picasso, as one of the artists who best helped to define the revolutionary developments in the visual arts throughout the opening decades of the 20th century, responsible for significant developments in painting and sculpture. Although he was initially labeled a Fauve (wild beast), by the 1920s he was increasingly hailed as an upholder of the classical tradition in French painting. His mastery of the expressive language of color and drawing, displayed in a body of work spanning over a half-century, won him recognition as a leading figure in modern art. less