Study for Luxe, Calme et Volupté
1904
About this artwork
This oil study is a preliminary exploration for Matisse's larger masterpiece, capturing a coastal scene with bathers through vibrant, non-naturalistic color patches.
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This work was painted during a pivotal summer Matisse spent in Saint-Tropez with the pointillist painter Paul Signac. While the title references a line from Baudelaire's poem 'L'Invitation au voyage', the loose, explosive use of color here shows Matisse beginning to break away from the rigid discipline of Neo-Impressionism toward the wilder aesthetic of Fauvism.
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Study for Luxe, Calme et Volupté
Henri Matisse, 1904
