Lagoon, from Jazz, Henri Matisse, 1947
Henri Matisse, portraitHenri MatisseFrench, 1869–1954

Lagoon, from Jazz

1947 · Print

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Matisse recalls his time in Tahiti with the lagoon plates. He describes them as “simply the shimmering colors of the tropics, with animal or undulating forms, evocations of calm waters.”

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1948.80.20

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