{"product_id":"apollon-apollo-1958","title":"Apollon (Apollo), 1958","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMourlot. \u003c\/span\u003ePublished by Tériade for Verve\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e35\u003c\/span\u003e.7 x 53 cm\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eVery G\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrame:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unframed or Framed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription: \u003c\/strong\u003ePrinted signature and date, 'Matisse 53'. Printed on wove paper with the central vertical fold as issued by Mourlot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatisse made this cut-out as a maquette for a ceramic project. It has been suggested that this design may have been intended for a vineyard because of its subject-matter: the cultivation of wine. The face of Apollo looks out from the centre of the cut-out, as God of agriculture and of the sun he keeps an eye on the ripening grapes. Above Apollo is the blazing sun while either side of his face are forms suggesting water. Below we see the main vine (or stalk) and all around are cascading leaf forms which suggest the flourishing vineyard.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003eHenri Matisse (1869-1954) the French artist, draughtsman, printmaker, sculptor and painter was one of the undisputed masters and influential artists of 20th century art. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and would quickly become the leader of the fauvist movement. He was known for his use of brilliant colour, inspired by his time on the French Riviera, and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was one of the three artists, along with Picasso and Marcel Duchamp, who began to revolutionise the artworld from the 1900s. For over 60 years, his vast output included painting, drawing, sculpture, graphic arts – etchings, linocuts, aquatints, paper cut-outs and book illustrations. And he worked with Mourlot studios on lithographs and exhibition posters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Henri Matisse","offers":[{"title":"Unframed","offer_id":65180185067897,"sku":null,"price":700.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Framed","offer_id":65180435612025,"sku":null,"price":850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/0911\/9764\/files\/WEB-306.png?v=1794323644","url":"https:\/\/hommage-art.com\/products\/apollon-apollo-1958","provider":"Hommage Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}