Oceania, the Sky

1946

Henri Matisse

Associated Names
Henri Matisse

Artist, French, 1869 - 1954

This print displays a collection of abstract white shapes against a tan background. The shapes include curving lines and forms that evoke natural elements such as branches, coral, and shells. Some shapes could be abstract representations of fish or other animals, including some that look like birds. There is a swirling white pattern around the edges of the print.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Burton G. [1902-1991] and Emily Hall [1908-1987] Tremaine, Madison, Connecticut; gift 1972 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1992

  • Henri Matisse: A Retrospective, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1992-1993, no. 370, repro. (incorrectly identified as owned by Centre Georges Pompidou).

2002

  • "Henri Matisse - Drawing with Scissors Masterpieces from the Late Years", Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt; Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, Sammlung Berggruen, 2002-2003, no. 37.

Bibliography

1983

  • Duthuit-Matisse, Marguerite. Henri Matisse: Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre gravé. 2 vols. Paris, 1983.

2002

  • Henri Matisse, Drawings with Scissors - Masterpieces from the Late Years. Exh. cat. Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt; Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, Sammlung Berggruen, 2002: 75-77, 92, no. 37.

Inscriptions

lower right: H. Matisse

Wikidata ID

Q65569233

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