Two Little Girls, Yellow and Red Background
1947
Henri Matisse bursts onto the canvas with a riot of sunshine yellow and bold red in this lively 1947 scene. Two figures sit at a table, their faces washed in cool lavender, seemingly lost in thought while surrounded by a vase of cheerful yellow blooms and a glimpse of a green tree outside. Painted when Matisse was in his late seventies and often confined to a wheelchair, this piece radiates an incredible, joyful energy that defies his physical limitations. The loose, expressive brushstrokes and flattened perspective show a master artist stripping away the unnecessary to capture pure, vibrant emotion.
- Technique
- Oil on canvas
- Material
- Canvas
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