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Henri Matisse

1869–1954 · French · Oil on canvas

Henri Matisse made colour a language of its own. A leading figure in Fauvism, he used vivid, unexpected hues and flowing outlines to give familiar subjects a new energy. Portraits, flowers, landscapes and interiors became arrangements of colour held in a carefully measured balance.

His paintings bring people and their surroundings into close conversation: a striped chair, an open window, a patterned cloth or a vase of flowers can carry as much rhythm as the figure beside it. This collection follows that range, from intimate still lifes to expansive rooms and expressive portraits.

Why it belongs in wool

Matisse’s clear silhouettes and generous fields of colour offer a natural starting point for wool. Raised pile gives a face, a petal or a curved sleeve its own presence, while lower areas let a background recede. Carved edges carry the movement of his outlines, and patterned passages become small changes in texture. The result keeps the composition’s colour and rhythm while giving it the warmth and depth of a hand-tufted surface.

Portrait of Henri Matisse

In wool, after Henri Matisse

127 pieces

Laurette with a Green Shawl15% OFF

Laurette with a Green Shawl — after Henri Matisse

From Regular price $397.94Sale price $338.25

Laurette with Long Locks15% OFF

Laurette with Long Locks — after Henri Matisse

From Regular price $397.94Sale price $338.25

Laurette in a White Turban15% OFF

Laurette in a White Turban — after Henri Matisse

From Regular price $397.94Sale price $338.25

Laurette in a Green Robe, Black Background15% OFF

Laurette in a Green Robe, Black Background — after Henri Matisse

From Regular price $397.94Sale price $338.25

Large Red Interior15% OFF

Large Red Interior — after Henri Matisse

From Regular price $427.35Sale price $363.25

Large Reclining Nude (The Pink Nude)15% OFF

Large Reclining Nude (The Pink Nude) — after Henri Matisse

From Regular price $427.35Sale price $363.25

Landscape, Saint-Tropez (Paysage, St. Tropez)15% OFF

Landscape, Saint-Tropez (Paysage, St. Tropez) — after Henri Matisse

From Regular price $509.70Sale price $433.25

Landscape with a Large Tree – The Burnt Oak15% OFF

Landscape with a Large Tree – The Burnt Oak — after Henri Matisse

From Regular price $427.35Sale price $363.25

Brook with Aloes (Le Ruisseau aux aloès) — Version 0215% OFF

Brook with Aloes (Le Ruisseau aux aloès) — Version 02 — after Henri Matisse

From Regular price $427.35Sale price $363.25

Landscape with Brook (Brook with Aloes) — Version 0115% OFF

Landscape with Brook (Brook with Aloes) — Version 01 — after Henri Matisse

From Regular price $427.35Sale price $363.25

Landscape of Saint-Tropez at Dusk (Paysage de Saint-Tropez au crépuscule)15% OFF

Landscape of Saint-Tropez at Dusk (Paysage de Saint-Tropez au crépuscule) — after Henri Matisse

From Regular price $474.41Sale price $403.25

Landscape near Collioure (Study for The Joy of Life)15% OFF

Landscape near Collioure (Study for The Joy of Life) — after Henri Matisse

From Regular price $509.70Sale price $433.25

Landscape at Collioure — Version 0215% OFF

Landscape at Collioure — Version 02 — after Henri Matisse

From Regular price $474.41Sale price $403.25

Landscape at Collioure15% OFF

Landscape at Collioure — after Henri Matisse

From Regular price $509.70Sale price $433.25

Landscape Viewed from a Window15% OFF

Landscape Viewed from a Window — after Henri Matisse

From Regular price $427.35Sale price $363.25

Landscape15% OFF

Landscape — after Henri Matisse

From Regular price $509.70Sale price $433.25

Lady on a Terrace15% OFF

Lady on a Terrace — after Henri Matisse

From Regular price $474.41Sale price $403.25

La Moulade — Version 0215% OFF

La Moulade — Version 02 — after Henri Matisse

From Regular price $397.94Sale price $338.25

La Moulade15% OFF

La Moulade — after Henri Matisse

From Regular price $397.94Sale price $338.25

La Japonaise: Woman beside the Water — Version 0215% OFF

La Japonaise: Woman beside the Water — Version 02 — after Henri Matisse

From Regular price $427.35Sale price $363.25

La Japonaise: Woman beside the Water15% OFF

La Japonaise: Woman beside the Water — after Henri Matisse

From Regular price $427.35Sale price $363.25

Joaquina15% OFF

Joaquina — after Henri Matisse

From Regular price $397.94Sale price $338.25

Interior with an Etruscan Vase15% OFF

Interior with an Etruscan Vase — after Henri Matisse

From Regular price $509.70Sale price $433.25

Interior with a Violin Case15% OFF

Interior with a Violin Case — after Henri Matisse

From Regular price $509.70Sale price $433.25

Hand-tufted in wool as an original interpretation of a public domain work. Not a reproduction, and not affiliated with any museum or estate.