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Upgrade your walls with View of Collioure - Henri Matisse - Canvas Wall Art. Every fine art reproduction is painted entirely by hand, so the surface carries the depth and variation of an original oil painting rather than the flatness of a digital canvas print.
1907
Oil on canvas
36 1/4 × 25 7/8 in. (92.1 × 65.7 cm)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States.
Between 1905 and 1914, Matisse spent various summers and one winter in the small fishing village of Collioure on the Mediterranean coast, not far from the Spanish border. During his first summer there, his family initially lived in a small pension, "La Mère Rosette," before moving into an apartment facing the harbor, from which he painted various window views. Then, from 1906 to 1914, the artist rented the upper floor of a small house complete with studio and skylight. From there it was only a seven-minute walk to the picturesque site above the rock (called "Roca-Alta d'en Beille," Catalan for "High Rock") from which Matisse often painted views of Collioure such as this one.
By 1907, Matisse had developed the flat and decorative style that he had employed for the first time in 1906 in the Young Sailor II (MMA 1999.363.41). The black lines that form a screen before the view of Collioure and the sea are the trunks and branches of the umbrella pines that grow on the hillside overlooking the harbor. Encircling the areas of bright color painted in greens, blues, mauves, and earth tones, the sinuous lines resemble the leading around stained-glass windows; not surprisingly, the Matisse family referred to this painting as "Le Vitrail" ("The Stained Glass"), and it is often listed as such in early exhibition catalogues. Through the foliage is a distant view of several red-roofed houses, the tower of Collioure's church, and a horizontal band marking the division between the pink sky and deep-blue sea.
As hallway wall art, the piece pairs naturally with other fauvist wall art and with warm neutrals, timber, and soft natural light.
Oil on canvas remains the reference standard for fauvist reproductions. Our artists apply pigment by hand, blending the fine art tones directly on the surface for depth that a printed fine art oil painting simply cannot match.
fauvist canvas wall art is one of the easiest ways to warm a hallway. Pair this piece with natural linen, dark wood, or brushed brass, and let the hand painted surface do the rest.
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| 24 X 36 in | $67.98 |
| 30 X 40 in | $91.48 |
| 36 X 48 in | $131.48 |
| 48 X 72 in | $249.48 |
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