Henri Matisse "Memory of Oceania" Color Lithograph

Henri Matisse "Memory of Oceania" Color Lithograph
20th century, French
Memory of Oceania (Souvenir d'Océanie) is a monumental 1952–1953 abstract paper cutout (gouache découpée) by Henri Matisse. Inspired by his 1930 trip to Tahiti, the artwork uses vibrant blocks of yellow, green, fuchsia, and blue to evoke the blinding light of the South Seas and the shapes of a schooner boat masts seen from his hotel window. The original nine-foot-square masterpiece resides permanently in the collection of the [Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. Signed in plate lower left corner.
H.16" x W. 14" including frame
Condition
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