Arabesques noires et violettes sur un fond orange
1947 Centre Pompidou
About this artwork
This work is a paper cutout (gouaches découpés), created from hand-painted paper shapes mounted on a support. It is part of the experimental series titled Jazz, published by Tériade in 1947.
Did you know?
Toward the end of his life, confined to a wheelchair and unable to stand at an easel, Matisse turned to a new medium he called 'drawing with scissors.' By cutting directly into sheets of paper painted with gouache, he discovered a way to reconcile line and color, forever changing the trajectory of modern art and paving the way for Minimalism.
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Arabesques noires et violettes sur un fond orange
Henri Matisse, 1947
