Printer: Fabiani publishing

Dimensions: 25 x 33 cm

Condition: Good

Frame: Unframed

Description: A lithograph produced in 1943 after a drawing, Woman with a Pearl Necklace belongs to a period in which Matisse proved that colour wasn't the only way to capture attention. By now, he had pared his work back to its essentials, creating portraits with just a handful of confident, flowing lines. Every mark has a purpose. Every curve carries character. 

Artist: Henri 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.