Free shipping on orders over $60$5 flat rate under $604 items: 10% off · 8 items: 20% off
You save $47.97
Free shipping over $60 · 30-day returns · Dispatched in 1–2 business days
For collectors searching fine art oil painting, The Window is a dependable choice. Painted in layered oils on canvas after Henri Matisse, this fauvist work reads equally well as classic canvas wall art and as a thoughtful housewarming gift.
1916
Oil on canvas
Detroit Institute of the Arts, United States.
Windows in art are important, full of potential self-referential symbolism. Not only do they often look like a painting on the wall but are framed as well. As transparent barriers or passage-ways between the interior of a room and its outside, they can also symbolize the artist's eye. In that event the room depicts the inside of the artist's head, exterior nature visible through its opening. Is that what's happening in Matisse's The Window (below)?
The first task when analyzing a work by Henri Matisse is to search for his initials. It seems quite unknown that paintings and drawings by him without an M are very rare indeed. Sometimes he even has H and M in the same picture right next to each other as in his masterpiece, The Red Studio (1911). They importantly emphasize the self-representational nature of the image. In this example, he has an M in the middle of the chair-back at left; repetitive M's in the radiator under the window and even more up and down the edges of the lace curtains. There are M's in the arms of the other chair too. I count at least 38 M's in this picture and every one is painted in black like his signature.
The fine art subject is rebuilt stroke by stroke in oil, giving the finished canvas the depth expected of fauvist oil painting wall decor.
Expect subtle, hand-made variation rather than factory uniformity. Each fine art canvas is painted with oils, allowed to cure properly, and inspected before it is approved for shipment.
Wondering where fine art oil painting looks best? Try a living room mantel, a dining room sideboard, or a hallway gallery wall. The fine art subject reads clearly from a distance and rewards close viewing up near.
Order The Window as a hand painted oil painting on canvas and add lasting fauvist character to your living room. Custom sizes, a digital proof before dispatch, and secure worldwide shipping are included.
| Size | Price |
|---|---|
| 20 X 24 in | $47.98 |
| 24 X 36 in | $77.98 |
| 30 X 40 in | $104.48 |
| 36 X 48 in | $149.48 |
| 48 X 72 in | $291.98 |
The sizes shown are the reproduction canvas sizes we paint to order. The dimensions given in a work's description refer to the original artwork and will differ from the sizes offered here. Not sure? Read the size guide or e-mail us.
Free on orders over $60; a flat $5 below that. Dispatched in 1–2 business days; 30 days to send it back. Full policy.
Every canvas is painted by hand in oils on artist-grade stretched canvas, with an extra blank border left for framing. How to care for your painting.
Measurements are on the size guide, or e-mail [email protected] and we reply within one business day.
