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Lagoon, from Jazz
Henri Matisse1947
- Attribution
- Henri Matisse (French, 1869–1954) printed by Edmond Vairel (French, 20th century) published by Tériade for Éditions Verve (French, 1943–1975)
- Medium
- Color pochoir with gouache on ivory wove paper
- Physical dimensions
- Sheet, folded: 42.3 × 32.8 cm (16 11/16 × 12 15/16 in.); Sheet, unfolded: 42.3 × 65.4 cm (16 11/16 × 25 3/4 in.)
- Credit line
- Simeon B. Williams Fund
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Matisse recalls his time in Tahiti with the lagoon plates. He describes them as “simply the shimmering colors of the tropics, with animal or undulating forms, evocations of calm waters.”
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