Condition: Used,Size: Medium (up to 36in.),Artist: Henri Matisse,Style: Modern, Modernism,Material: Offset Lithograph,Theme: Art,Type: Print,Features: RARE OUT OF PRINT,Subject: Famous Paintings/Painters,Year of Production: 1991,Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work,Width (Inches): 11",Listed By: Dealer or Reseller,Height (Inches): 14",Print Surface: Paper,Date of Creation: 1990-1999,Color: Blue,Country of Origin: United States THIS RARE VINTAGE 1991 OFFSET LITHOGRAPH PRINT " ICARE / ICARUS " IS BY THE WORLD FAMOUS MODERN ARTIST HENRI MATISSE. IT IS A VERY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE PIECE TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION. HENRI MATISSE ( 1869 - 1954 ) THE FRENCH BORN ARTIST IS KNOWN FOR BOTH HIS SENSE OF COLOR AND HIS 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 20TH CENTURY. HIS MASTERY OF THE EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE OF COLOR AN DRAWING WON HIM RECOGNITION AS A LEADING FIGURE IN WORLD MODERN ART. A STRAIGHT LINE CAN BE DRAWN BETWEEN THE BIG FIGURE COMPOSITION OF MATISSE'S FAUVIST PERIOD AND THE GOUACHE CUT - OUT TECHNIQUE WHICH HE PERFECTED AT THE END OF HIS LIFE. LIKENING WHAT HE CALLED " DRAWING WITH SCISSORS " ( CUTTING DIRECTLY INTO COLOR ) TO A SCULPTOR CARVING INTO STONE. HIS ACHIEVEMENT WAS TO CREATE THREE DIMENSIONAL FORM, ENTIRE AND ROUNDED, LIKE SCULPTURES. FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS OF HIS LIFE, THOUGH HE CONTINUED TO PAINT, DRAW, AND SCULPT, PAPER CUT - OUTS BECAME HIS PRINCIPAL MEDIUM. THE RARE OUT OF PRINT OFFSET LITHOGRAPH PRINT IS PRINTED ON HIGH QUALITY HEAVYWEIGHT PAPER STOCK WITH A SATIN FINISH. IT WAS PRINTED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN 1991 BY CONRAN OCTOPUS LIMITED, COPYRIGHT SUCCESSION H. MATISSE / DACS. IT FEATURES AN ARTWORK IMAGE ORIGINALLY CREATED BY MATISSE TITLED " ICARE " ( ICARUS ) CREATED IN 1947, FROM THE FAMOUS JAZZ PORTFOLIO. THE VINTAGE OFFSET LITHOGRAPH PRINT MEASURES 11" W X 14" H. IT IS IN EXCELLENT VINTAGE CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE, AND LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING. IT HAS NEVER BEEN FRAMED.