Henri Matisse [Woman stroking her hair] 1943 Image size 24.5x32.5cm Original lithograph Imprinted with signature

This is one of a series of original lithographs produced in small numbers by the French publisher Fabiani in 1943 during World War II, based on a drawing of a woman and supervised by Matisse.

He painted bright and elegant pictures with simplified flat colors, planes, and lines. He was an extremely French painter who aimed not for expressive art, but for comforting interiors. Born in northern France in 1869. In 1991, he studied at the Académie Julian, an art school in Paris. Initially, he was called a Fauvist (wild beast) painter along with Vlaminck and Derain because he painted with bold colors. After that, he showed a tendency toward geometric patterns and the abstraction of objects, and lines and flat colors became simplified. Paintings, prints, cutouts, stained glass, church interiors, Died in Nice in 1954. His works are housed in famous museums around the world, including the National Museum of Modern Art, Paris (Pompidou Center) and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

This work is kept by a partner gallery in France. According to local (French) standards, the condition is good, but the criteria for evaluating the condition of aged items may differ between France and Japan. Please consider purchasing after acknowledging the signs of use due to age as a vintage item (stains, discoloration, folds, wrinkles, burns, etc.). Please note that we have not inspected the actual item. The work is currently stored in France, and it will take more than 2 weeks to deliver it after your order. Due to the nature of the work, returns after purchase are not accepted.