Artworks · Henri Matisse

Florilège des Amours de Ronsard

1948 · Lithograph in sanguine on cream wove Japanese vellum

Image: 35.7 × 26 cm (14 1/16 × 10 1/4 in.); Sheet: 38.3 × 28 cm (15 1/8 × 11 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Florilège des Amours de Ronsard

1948 · Lithograph in sanguine on cream wove Japanese vellum

Image: 35.1 × 21.1 cm (13 7/8 × 8 5/16 in.); Sheet: 38.3 × 28.3 cm (15 1/8 × 11 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Florilège des Amours de Ronsard

1948 · Lithograph in sanguine on cream wove Japanese vellum

Image: 35.1 × 26.1 cm (13 7/8 × 10 5/16 in.); Sheet: 38.2 × 28.2 cm (15 1/16 × 11 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Florilège des Amours de Ronsard

1948 · Lithograph in sanguine on cream wove Japanese vellum

Image: 33.3 × 25.5 cm (13 1/8 × 10 1/16 in.); Sheet: 38.2 × 28.2 cm (15 1/16 × 11 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Florilège des Amours de Ronsard

1948 · Lithograph in sanguine on cream wove Japanese vellum

Image: 35 × 25.4 cm (13 13/16 × 10 in.); Sheet: 38.3 × 28 cm (15 1/8 × 11 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Océanie - La Mer (Oceania - The Sea)

1948 · Dyed linen, plain weave; screen printed with oil paint

173.2 × 287.4 cm (68 1/8 × 152 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Nadia. Smiling Face (Nadia. Masque souriant)

1948 · Aquatint

plate: 12 3/8 x 9 7/8" (31.4 x 25.1 cm); sheet: 20 1/2 x 14 15/16" (52 x 37.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Nadia with Sharp Profile (Nadia au profil aigu)

1948 · Aquatint

plate: 16 15/16 x 13 3/4" (43 x 34.9 cm); sheet: 26 x 19 11/16" (66 x 50 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Self Portrait, Three-Quarter View (Autoportrait de trois-quarts)

1948 · Lithograph

composition: 9 1/16 x 7 3/16" (23 x 18.3 cm); sheet: 14 9/16 x 11 1/4" (37 x 28.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Portrait of a Woman

1948

The Lagoon, from Jazz

1947 · Color pochoir with gouache on ivory wove paper

Sheet, folded: 42.3 × 32.8 cm (16 11/16 × 12 15/16 in.); Sheet, unfolded: 42.3 × 65.4 cm (16 11/16 × 25 3/4 in.)

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The Lagoon, from Jazz

1947 · Color pochoir with gouache on ivory wove paper

Sheet, folded: 42.3 × 32.8 cm (16 11/16 × 12 15/16 in.); Sheet, unfolded: 42.3 × 65.5 cm (16 11/16 × 25 13/16 in.)

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Destiny, from Jazz

1947 · Color pochoir with gouache on ivory wove paper

Sheet, folded: 42.6 × 32.8 cm (16 13/16 × 12 15/16 in.); Sheet, unfolded: 42.6 × 65.5 cm (16 13/16 × 25 13/16 in.)

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Text pages, from Jazz

1947 · Photolithograph in black on ivory wove paper (recto and verso)

Sheets, folded: 42.3 × 32.7 cm (16 11/16 × 12 7/8 in.); Sheets, unfolded: 42.3 × 65.1 cm (16 11/16 × 25 11/16 in.)

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The Lagoon, from Jazz

1947 · Color pochoir with gouache on ivory wove paper

Sheet, folded: 42.3 × 32.6 cm (16 11/16 × 12 7/8 in.); Sheet, unfolded: 42.3 × 65.1 cm (16 11/16 × 25 11/16 in.)

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The Knife Thrower, from Jazz

1947 · Color pochoir with gouache on ivory wove paper

Sheet, folded: 42.2 × 32.7 cm (16 5/8 × 12 7/8 in.); Sheet, unfolded: 42.2 × 65.5 cm (16 5/8 × 25 13/16 in.)

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The Cowboy, from Jazz

1947 · Color pochoir with gouache on ivory wove paper

Sheet, folded: 42.5 × 32.5 cm (16 3/4 × 12 13/16 in.); Sheet, unfolded: 42.5 × 65 cm (16 3/4 × 25 5/8 in.)

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The Sword Swallower, from Jazz

1947 · Color pochoir with gouache and photolithograph in black (recto); photolithograph in black on ivory wove paper (verso)

Sheet, folded: 42.5 × 32.9 cm (16 3/4 × 13 in.); Sheet, unfolded: 42.5 × 65.3 cm (16 3/4 × 25 3/4 in.)

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Pierrot’s Funeral, from Jazz

1947 · Color pochoir with gouache on ivory wove paper

Sheet, folded: 42.1 × 32.7 cm (16 5/8 × 12 7/8 in.); Sheet, unfolded: 42.1 × 65.4 cm (16 5/8 × 25 3/4 in.)

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The Swimmer in the Tank, from Jazz

1947 · Color pochoir with gouache on ivory wove paper

Sheet, folded: 42 × 32.8 cm (16 9/16 × 12 15/16 in.); Sheet, unfolded: 42 × 65.3 cm (16 9/16 × 25 3/4 in.)

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The Heart, from Jazz

1947 · Color pochoir with gouache on ivory wove paper

Sheet, folded: 42.1 × 33 cm (16 5/8 × 13 in.); Sheet, unfolded: 42.1 × 65.4 cm (16 5/8 × 25 3/4 in.)

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The Clown, from Jazz

1947 · Color pochoir with gouache and photolithograph in black on ivory wove paper

Sheet, folded: 42.3 × 32.8 cm (16 11/16 × 12 15/16 in.); Sheet, unfolded: 42.3 × 65.4 cm (16 11/16 × 25 3/4 in.)

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Half title page, from Jazz

1947 · Photolithograph in black on ivory wove paper (recto and verso)

Sheet, folded: 42.2 × 32.7 cm (16 5/8 × 12 7/8 in.); Sheet, unfolded: 42.2 × 65 cm (16 5/8 × 25 5/8 in.)

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Forms, from Jazz

1947 · Color pochoir with gouache on ivory wove paper

Sheet, folded: 42.2 × 32.6 cm (16 5/8 × 12 7/8 in.); Sheet, unfolded: 42.2 × 65.1 cm (16 5/8 × 25 11/16 in.)

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Icarus, from Jazz

1947 · Color pochoir with gouache and photolithograph in black (recto); photolithograph in black on ivory wove paper (verso)

Sheet, folded: 42.2 × 32.8 cm (16 5/8 × 12 15/16 in.); Sheet, unfolded: 42.2 × 65.4 cm (16 5/8 × 25 3/4 in.)

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The Circus, from Jazz

1947 · Color pochoir with gouache on ivory wove paper

Sheet, folded: 42.3 × 32.5 cm (16 11/16 × 12 13/16 in.); Sheet, unfolded: 42.3 × 64.9 cm (16 11/16 × 25 9/16 in.)

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The Nightmare of the White Elephant, from Jazz

1947 · Color pochoir with gouache on ivory wove paper

Sheet, folded: 42.1 × 32.7 cm (16 5/8 × 12 7/8 in.); Sheet, unfolded: 42.1 × 65.4 cm (16 5/8 × 25 3/4 in.)

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The Wolf, from Jazz

1947 · Color pochoir with gouache on ivory wove paper

Sheet, folded: 42.1 × 32.6 cm (16 5/8 × 12 7/8 in.); Sheet, unfolded: 42.1 × 65 cm (16 5/8 × 25 5/8 in.)

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The Horse, the Rider, and the Clown, from Jazz

1947 · Color pochoir with gouache on ivory wove paper

Sheet, folded: 42.3 × 32.7 cm (16 11/16 × 12 7/8 in.); Sheet, unfolded: 42.3 × 65.2 cm (16 11/16 × 25 11/16 in.)

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Monsieur Loyal, from Jazz

1947 · Color pochoir with gouache and photolithograph in black (recto); photolithograph in black on ivory wove paper (verso)

Sheet, folded: 42.2 × 32.6 cm (16 5/8 × 12 7/8 in.); Sheet, unfolded: 42.2 × 65.2 cm (16 5/8 × 25 11/16 in.)

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Paper wrapper, from Jazz

1947 · Photolithograph in black on ivory wove paper (recto and verso)

Closed: 42.5 × 32.8 × 4.2 cm (16 3/4 × 12 15/16 × 1 11/16 in.); Open: 42.5 × 69.5 cm (16 3/4 × 27 3/8 in.)

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Cover, from Jazz

1947 · Gray paperboard portfolio cover

Closed: 43.5 × 33.8 × 4.7 cm (17 3/16 × 13 5/16 × 1 7/8 in.); Open: 43.5 × 71.5 × 0.3 cm (17 3/16 × 28 3/16 × 1/8 in.)

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The Codomas, from Jazz

1947 · Color pochoir with gouache on ivory wove paper

Sheet, folded: 42.7 × 32.7 cm (16 13/16 × 12 7/8 in.); Sheet, unfolded: 42.7 × 65.2 cm (16 13/16 × 25 11/16 in.)

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Head

1947 · Brush and black ink on ivory wove paper

52.8 × 40.5 cm (20 13/16 × 16 in.)

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Untitled

1947 · Pen and black ink on cream wove paper

40.2 × 26.2 cm (15 7/8 × 10 3/8 in.)

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Lagoon (Le Lagon) from Jazz

1947 · One from a portfolio of twenty pochoirs

composition (irreg.): 16 1/16 x 25 5/16" (40.8 x 64.3 cm); sheet: 16 9/16 x 25 9/16" (42.1 x 65 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Destiny (Le Destin) from Jazz

1947 · One from a portfolio of twenty pochoirs

composition (irreg.): 16 1/4 x 24 13/16" (41.2 x 63.1 cm); sheet: 16 9/16 x 25 11/16" (42 x 65.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Toboggan (Le Tobogan) from Jazz

1947 · One from a portfolio of twenty pochoirs

composition (irreg.): 13 x 11 7/16" (33 x 29.1 cm); sheet: 16 5/8 x 25 11/16" (42.2 x 65.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Swimmer in the Tank (La Nageuse dans l'aquarium) from Jazz

1947 · One from a portfolio of twenty pochoirs

composition (irreg.): 16 x 24 3/4" (40.6 x 62.8 cm); sheet: 16 5/8 x 25 11/16" (42.2 x 65.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Sword Swallower (L'Avaleur de sabres) from Jazz

1947 · One from a portfolio of twenty pochoirs

composition (irreg.): 15 3/8 x 11 15/16" (39.1 x 30.3 cm); sheet: 16 9/16 x 25 9/16" (42.1 x 65 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Knife Thrower (Le Lanceur de couteaux) from Jazz

1947 · One from a portfolio of twenty pochoirs

composition (irreg.): 16 x 25 11/16" (40.7 x 65.3 cm); sheet: 16 5/8 x 25 11/16" (42.3 x 65.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Icarus (Icare) from Jazz

1947 · One from a portfolio of twenty pochoirs

composition (irreg.): 16 1/8 x 10 15/16" (41 x 27.8 cm); sheet: 16 5/8 x 25 11/16" (42.2 x 65.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Pierrot's Funeral (L'Enterrement de Pierrot) from Jazz

1947 · One from a portfolio of twenty pochoirs

composition (irreg.): 16 5/16 x 25 5/8" (41.4 x 65.1 cm); sheet: 16 5/8 x 25 11/16" (42.2 x 65.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Horse, Rider and Clown (Le cheval, l'écuyère et le clown) from Jazz

1947 · One from a portfolio of twenty pochoirs

composition (irreg.): 16 9/16 x 25 5/16" (42 x 64.3 cm); sheet: 16 5/8 x 25 13/16" (42.3 x 65.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Circus (Le Cirque) from Jazz

1947 · One from a portfolio of twenty pochoirs

composition (irreg.): 14 1/4 x 21 15/16" (36.2 x 55.7 cm); sheet: 16 5/8 x 25 11/16" (42.2 x 65.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Nightmare of the White Elephant (Le Cauchemar d l'éléphant blanc) from Jazz

1947 · One from a portfolio of twenty pochoirs

composition (irreg.): 16 5/16 x 25 3/16" (41.4 x 64 cm); sheet: 16 5/8 x 25 11/16" (42.3 x 65.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Forms (Formes) from Jazz

1947 · One from a portfolio of twenty pochoirs

composition (irreg.): 16 1/8 x 22 13/16" (41 x 58 cm); sheet: 16 9/16 x 25 11/16" (42.1 x 65.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Lagoon (Le Lagon) from Jazz

1947 · One from a portfolio of twenty pochoirs

composition (irreg.): 16 9/16 x 25 3/8" (42 x 64.5 cm); sheet: 16 9/16 x 25 11/16" (42.1 x 65.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art