Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Le cirque

Henri Matisse - Le cirque - Jazz Series, July 1946
Gouache papers, cut and pasted on marouflaged paper on canvas.
H. 45.2; W. 67.1 cm
Kept at Paris Centre Pompidou.

Original poster
High-quality four-color printing
Signed in the plate
On coated paper
Publisher: Centre Pompidou, Paris
Specific note: Reproduction verified by the Matisse heirs present on the back of the poster.
Printed in France
Dimensions: 70 x 50 cm
Condition: Excellent

Poster was issued on the occasion of the exhibition “Matisse 1941 - 1954” at the Grand Palais in Paris.
Authentications and rights inscribed on the back of the artwork.

The work “Cirque”, created in July 1946 by Henri Matisse, belongs to one of the artist’s most inventive periods: that of the cut-out gouache papers.

It is linked to his famous artist’s book Jazz, published in 1947 by the publisher Tériade.

This particularly interesting composition perfectly illustrates how Matisse transformed cutting out simple colored sheets into a true artistic language.

Matisse here manages to coexist three forms of expression: painting, collage, and typography. The letters seem almost to participate in the show, while the black silhouette gives the impression of leaping among the colors.

It is a composition that is at once joyful, dynamic and remarkably modern, foreshadowing certain visual codes of contemporary graphic design.

Just like Chagall, Picasso, Pierre Soulages, or Kandinsky, Henri Matisse shaped art in France, but also around the world.

P.S.: The frame and the mat are not part of the lot. Thank you

Carefully shipped and protected with insurance and delivery against signature.