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The Matisse Gouaches Découpées book features the cut-out works Matisse produced towards the end of his life, a technique he described as 'painting with scissors.' Created while confined to a wheelchair, these works combine bold bursts of color with simplified forms drawn from nature and life. The reproductions capture the layered interplay of cut paper and vivid hues that define this distinctive late period of his practice.
“Painting with scissors” is how Henri Matisse referred to his cut-outs. Produced towards the end of his life, when the artist was confined to a wheelchair, these brilliant bursts of color and form delight to this day as joyous celebrations of life, nature, and boundless creativity.
