Henri Matisse Lithographs (large-format) from 1985 Jazz Collection

A special collection of large-format lithographs from 1985 from perhaps the most well-known masterpiece of the French artist, Henri Matisse (1869-1954). Toward the end of his life Matisse was bedridden, but despite his illness and limited mobility, his creativity continued to flow, and he created a new art form by cutting out shapes from colored paper and arranging them as collages known as cut-outs. In 1947 these pieces were gathered into a limited edition artist's portfolio by Tériade, the publisher of the famous French art magazine Verve and given the title Jazz. Using some of his familiar imagery and themes, in particular the circus, the vibrant colors and forms of these stunning lithographs seem to virtually leap off the page.