Product description
The 1916 composition utilizes a austere palette of cool greys and dusty pinks, punctuated by a sharp green triangle representing the garden beyond the window. A young Pierre Matisse sits at the Pleyel piano, his face partially obscured by shadow, while a metronome and a flickering candle emphasize the passing of time and the rigor of practice.
About Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse (1869–1954) led the Fauves, painters known for bold, non-natural colour. Matisse believed art should be calming, comparing it to a good armchair for the mind. An exhibition poster records the time and place where a famous work was shown, adding a layer of history. Movements such as Fauvism, Cubism and Expressionism all grew out of early 20th-century modernism.
Styling this Henri Matisse exhibition poster
The green and pink colour scheme gives this Henri Matisse exhibition poster a clear, confident presence. Choose 24×36″ to make “The Piano Lesson” the focal point of a living room, or 11×14″ to 16×20″ for a bedside or hallway wall. Finish “The Piano Lesson” with a black or antique-gold frame: its green and pink palette sits beautifully with houseplants, terracotta and cream textiles.
At a glance
- Type: Henri Matisse exhibition poster
- Artist: Henri Matisse
- Year: 1916
- Style: Exhibition posters, Modernism
- Colours: green and pink
- Orientation: portrait
- Collections: Henri Matisse Posters, Modernist Art Prints, Museum Exhibition Posters
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Available physical sizes: 8×10″, 11×14″, 12×18″, 16×20″, 18×24″, 20×30″, 24×36″
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