Henri Matisse
Paysage du Midi
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Modern & abstract
La Leçon de piano
Henri Matisse, 1916
A boy at the piano in a darkening room, caught at the moment the light changes. Matisse turns a family scene into broad fields of colour.
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About this artwork
This is the living room of Matisse's home in Issy-les-Moulineaux, with his younger son, Pierre, seated at the piano. Two of the artist's own works appear in the room: the sculpture Decorative Figure at bottom left and the painting Woman on a High Stool at upper right. Matisse began with a naturalistic drawing, then removed detail as he worked, scraping areas down and rebuilding them as broad planes of colour. A triangle of shadow falls across the boy's face, echoed by a green triangle of light on the garden, suggesting light switched on in fading daylight. Incised lines on the window frame and stippling on the left give the surface a pitted look, while the metronome and burning candle on the piano point to the passing of time.
On your wall: Its bold planes of colour and geometric shapes suit living rooms, studies and music corners, where a modern, thoughtful picture can anchor the space.
- Title
- La Leçon de piano
- Artist
- Henri Matisse
- Year
- 1916
- Style
- Modern & abstract
- Shape
- Portrait
Public domain. Image via Wikimedia Commons.
Text based on Museum of Modern Art.
About Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse was a French artist, best known as a painter, though he also worked as a draughtsman, printmaker and sculptor. His art is admired for its bold use of colour and for a fluid, original approach to drawing. Both qualities give his work a distinctive character that remains easy to recognise.
Based on Wikipedia.
Canvas and printing
Printed on canvas and stretched over a 2 cm FSC-certified wooden frame, with the image wrapping around the edges. Framed versions sit in a wooden floater frame in black, natural or dark wood.
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