ARTWORKS

Works by Henri Matisse

Color, Cut-outs, and a World of Forms

La Perruche et la Sirène (The Parakeet and the Mermaid) · 1952–1953 · Sources ↗

Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

La Perruche et la Sirène (The Parakeet and the Mermaid)

A parakeet and a mermaid appear amidst leaves and pomegranates. Matisse created this large-scale composition in 1952–1953 using colored paper cut-outs. The original is held by the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.

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Nu bleu II (Blue Nude II) · 1952 · Sources ↗

Centre Pompidou, Parijs

Nu bleu II (Blue Nude II)

Nu bleu II is one of Matisse’s blue paper cut-outs from 1952. The seated figure is constructed from blue shapes set against a light background. The original is part of the collection of the Centre Pompidou in Paris.

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