Visage de femme by Henri Matisse Size:L - 70 x 100.0cm confident colour

confident colour

their outstretched wings and elongated necks filling the frame with calm

Hasui's controlled gradation of tone across sky and river surface is at its most precise here

evoking the quiet stillness of a distant skyline

making this fine art print an honest

Visage de femme by Henri Matisse Size:L - 70 x 100.0cm confident colour'Visage de femme' ('Face of a Woman') exemplifies the distillation of portraiture that Matisse pursued throughout his later graphic work. With a minimum of line, the face is described rather than depicted eyes, nose, and lips reduced to a handful of marks that nonetheless convey a complete and recognisable presence. The approach owes something to classical drawing and something to the sign like economy of non Western traditions, resulting in a work