The Snail
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| Artist | Henri Matisse |
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| Year | 1953 |
| Type | Gouache on paper |
| Dimensions | 287 cm × 288 cm (112 3/4 in × 108 in) |
| Location | Tate Gallery, London |
The Snail or The Snail (L'escargot), by Henri Matisse, Nice-Cimiez, Hotel Regina, [summer 1952-early] 1953, Gouache on paper, cut and pasted, on white paper, 9'4 3/4" x 9' 5" (287 x 288 cm) collection Tate Gallery, London.[1] It consists of a number of colored shapes, arranged in a spiral pattern, as suggested by the title. During the early to mid-1940s Matisse was in poor health. Eventually by 1950 he stopped painting in favor of his paper cutouts. The Snail, is a major example of Matisse's final body of works known as the cutouts.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Tate Gallery, retrieved online December 25, 2007
- ^ "Henri Matisse", Pompidou Centre. Retrieved 25 December 2007.
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