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Nude with Blue Cushion by Henri Matisse is one of those images that never dates. Our studio recreates it as a hand painted oil painting — textured, color-rich, and ready to hang as canvas wall art in a living room, study, or reception area.
Nu au coussin bleu, 1924
Oil on canvas
28 1/3 x 23 3/4 in. (72 x 60 cm.)
The pose is iconic and instantly recognizable as signature Matisse: the nude model is seated, but turned to one side, she has raised both arms and bent them over her head, with hands joined, but not in any casual manner, because her limbs form an emphatic and purposeful arch. By way of counterpoise, the model's legs also interlock; she has drawn up her left leg, while inserting the foot beneath the knee of her bent right leg, which reaches to the floor. It is an effortful pose, one that only a practiced and dedicated model could have held for any length of time. Among the many figural positions that Matisse devised for his compositions during the course of his career, only the paper cut-out Nu bleu II, 1952, a radical rendering of the nude as an abstract sign, is more famous still, having become emblematic of the artist's work in its final flowering.
Nu au coussin bleu is the pivotal oil painting in a constellation of related works that Matisse executed in various media, all sharing this basic pose, during the mid-1920s. There are also drawings, several lithographs and two sculptures, including the artist's masterwork in three dimensions, Grand nu assis (Duthuit, no. 64; fig. 1). Matisse worked on Grand nu assis for a period of nearly seven years, from 1922 to 1929, slowly modeling it from one stage to the next--it turned into the most challenging work he would undertake during the early period in Nice, and the one that held the most significance for his work to come. Nu au coussin bleu likewise marks a crucial development in the progress of Matisse's painting during this time.
Collectors often choose this figurative image when searching for portrait oil painting that feels substantial rather than decorative or disposable.
Materials matter for fauvist wall decor. That is why this piece is built on artist-grade canvas with lightfast oil colors, applied by hand rather than output from a printer, and sealed for long-term display.
Style it over a fireplace, behind a reading chair, or along a staircase. Wherever it goes, this fauvist oil painting wall decor adds the layered color that only a hand painted canvas provides.
Whether the search term is portrait oil painting, living room wall decor, or fauvist oil painting wall decor, this hand painted canvas delivers the same thing: a real painted surface, made to your chosen dimensions.
| Size | Price |
|---|---|
| 20 X 24 in | $58.48 |
| 24 X 36 in | $91.98 |
| 30 X 40 in | $123.48 |
| 36 X 48 in | $176.98 |
| 48 X 72 in | $329.48 |
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