Plants
1952
Confined to bed by illness in his final years, Henri Matisse invented a revolutionary new medium he called 'drawing with scissors.' He cut shapes from brightly colored gouache-painted paper, arranging them into dynamic compositions like this one, where bold blocks of orange and red frame a striking green plant form. These playful, floating shapes—resembling leaves, vases, and abstract symbols—prove that even at the end of his life, Matisse's creative energy was bursting with color and life, transforming simple paper into pure joy.
- Technique
- gouache cut-outs (gouaches découpés)
- Material
- paper and gouache
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