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Henri Matisse, XIX – The Lagoon (Le lagon), 1947
Pochoir printed in colors on Arches wove paper, 16 5/8 x 25 5/8 in. (42.2 x 65.1 cm). Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Museum purchase, Gift of Margaret and William R. Hearst III, 2024.34.19.
© 2025 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Consisting in a portfolio book of 20 plates illustrating abstract compositions, inspired by the circus, ballet and historical events, Jazz is considered the culminating masterpiece of Henri Matisse as a graphic artist, reflecting his deeper and more experimental involvement with printmaking and cut-outs (papier découpés). Alongside with Matisse, the other mind behind the production of this seminal work was Tériade (Stratis Eleftheriadis), the publisher who worked with the artists before on the "Poésies by Stéphane Mallarmé", and "Lettres Portugaises" by Marianna Alcaforado. The stencil technique used in Jazz, known as pochoir, was also a labor-intensive process that was entrusted to Edmond Vairel, who produced stencils painted with the same vibrant gouaches used by Matisse. The artist's handwritten thoughts and poetry notes on the process are then added in between the plates to evoke the sense of a musical rhythm and repetition.
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