Condition: Used,Artist: Henri Matisse,Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work,Size: Large,Signed: No,Color: Multicolor,Date of Creation: 1970-1989,Title: " The Parakeet and The Mermaid ",Material: Paper,Original/Licensed Reprint: Limited Edition Print,Framing: Framed,Subject: Birds, Botanical, Famous Paintings/Painters, Fish & Water Animals, Gardens, Plants, Seascape, Seaside,Type: Poster,Listed By: Dealer or Reseller,Year of Production: 1980,Item Height: 23 1/4",Style: Abstract, Art Deco, Contemporary Art, Modernism, Pop Art, Postmodernism, Modern, Mid Century Modern,Theme: Art, Exhibitions, Floral,Features: BRAND NEWLY CUSTOM FRAMED, RARE OUT OF PRINT, Framed,Time Period Manufactured: 1980-1989,Item Width: 40",Country of Origin: United States THIS HENRI MATISSE RARE VINTAGE 1980 MODERNIST FINE ART SILKSCREEN PRINT CUSTOM FRAMED ICONIC LARGE EXHIBITION POSTER " THE PARAKEET AND THE MERMAID " 1952, IS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE PIECE TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION. THE MODERNIST EXHIBITION POSTER PRINT IS PUBLISHED BY THE BERKSHIRE MUSEUM, MASSACHUSETTS. PRINTED BY EDITIONS LIMITED IN 1980 IN AN UNNUMBERED LIMITED EDITION ON THE OCCASION OF THE " GOUACHES DECOUPEES OF HENRI MATISSE " EXHIBITION. IT FEATURES AN ICONIC ARTWORK IMAGE ORIGINALLY CREATED BY MATISSE IN 1952 FROM THE FAMOUS " CUT - OUTS " SERIES, TITLED " THE PARAKEET AND THE MERMAID ". HENRI MATISSE ( 1869 - 1954 ) THE FRENCH BORN ARTIST IS KNOWN FOR BOTH HIS SENSE OF COLOR AND FLUID AESTHETIC. MATISSE IS COMMONLY REGARDED, ALONG WITH PICASSO AS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ARTISTS WHO HELPED TO DEFINE AND INFLUENCE RADICAL CONTEMPORARY ART OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. HIS MASTERY OF THE EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE OF COLOR AND DRAWING WON HIM RECOGNITION AS A LEADING FIGURE IN WORLD MODERN ART. IN 1941,WHILE RECOVERING FROM AN OPERATION THAT NEARLY CLAIMED HIS LIFE, 71 YEAR-OLD MATISSE TURNED TO A NEW TECHNIQUE. BY THE MID 1940'S, HE HAD CONCEIVED THE CUT-OUTS AS INDEPENDENT PICTORIAL WORKS. BY THE TIME OF HIS DEATH IN 1954, HE HAD CREATED CUT-OUTS OF TRULY OUTSTANDING QUALITY THAT DREW TOGETHER THE THREADS OF AN ENTIRE LIFE'S WORK. CUTTING INTO VIVIDLY COLORED PAPERS, HE COMPARED HIMSELF TO A SCULPTOR CARVING STONE. MATISSE'S FASCINATION WITH COLOR AND HIS JOIE DE VIVRE ARE INEXTRICABLY BOUND UP IN HIS PAPER CUT-OUTS. IN THE ARTIST'S LATE OEUVRE, REGARDED AS THE PEAK OF HIS OUTPUT, COLOR, LINE, AND FORM ARE BLENDED INTO A PERFECT SYNTHESIS, EXUDING A VISIONARY POWER THAT SEEMS MORE CONTEMPORARY THAN EVER BEFORE. THE RARE OUT OF PRINT FINE ART SILKSCREEN PRINT FRAMED LARGE FORMAT EXHIBITION POSTER MEASURES 40" W X 23 1/4" H X 1 1/2" D. IT IS CUSTOM FRAMED WITH UV PROTECTIVE PLEXIGLASS IN A CONTEMPORARY MODERN SATIN FINISH BLEACHED WHITE OAK WOOD MUSEUM BOX STYLE FRAME MOLDING, WITH AN ATTACHED HANGING WIRE ON THE REVERSE BACK SIDE FOR EASY WALL INSTALLATION. IT IS IN EXCELLENT " LIKE NEW " CONDITION. THE POSTER PRINT IS IN EXCELLENT " LIKE NEW " CLEAN VINTAGE CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE, LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING, AND LIGHT MINOR WEAR. IT IS BRAND NEWLY CUSTOM FRAMED AND HAS NEVER BEEN DISPLAYED.