La Négresse
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| Artist | Henri Matisse |
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| Year | 1952 |
| Type | Gouache |
| Dimensions | 14 cm × 22 cm (5.5 in × 8.7 in) |
| Location | Pompidou Centre, Paris |
La Négresse 1952/1953; by Henri Matisse is a gouache découpée. During the early-to-mid-1940s Matisse was in poor health. Eventually by 1950 he stopped painting in favor of his paper cutouts. La Negresse, is an example of Matisse's final body of works known as the cutouts.[1] He initially created this work as a large wall piece.
[edit] References
- ^ "Henri Matisse", Pompidou Centre. Retrieved 25 December 2007.
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