Product description
Born from the bold experimentation of the early 20th-century Fauvist movement, this composition showcases a reclining figure draped in a regal violet garment. The matisse purple coat wall art highlights the artist’s mastery of color and pattern, juxtaposing the deep indigo of the background against the bright whites of the floral bouquet.
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. Modernist art broke with tradition in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, experimenting with colour, form and abstraction. The original dates from 1937.
Styling this Henri Matisse print
With its blue and purple palette and vibrant atmosphere, this Henri Matisse print brings instant personality to a wall. In a living room, “Woman in a Purple Coat” works as a 24×36″ statement piece above a console, or at 12×18″ to 16×20″ in a hallway or gallery wall. Finish “Woman in a Purple Coat” with a black or antique-gold frame: its blue and purple palette pairs naturally with white walls, navy or denim textiles and pale oak.
At a glance
- Type: Henri Matisse print
- Artist: Henri Matisse
- Year: 1937
- Style: Modernism
- Colours: blue and purple
- Mood: vibrant
- Subject: Portraiture
- Orientation: portrait
- Collections: Henri Matisse Posters, Modernist Art Prints
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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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