Bidspirit auction | Henri Matisse: Femme Reposante Lithograph

Henri Matisse: Femme Reposante Lithograph - Henri Emile Benoit Matisse (French, 1869-1954) After: F6 (Femme reposante), 1941, Lithograph from Themes et Variations, published 1943, edition 738 of 950 (Duthuit books, 9), signed in plate, unframed. Matisse was known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter. Matisse is accepted as one of the most influential modern painters and crowned as the leader of Fauvism, a 20th century movement that favored a painterly style and bold, expressive use of color over the representational or naturalistic values of the Impressionist movement before. 9.75 x 12.5 inches with margins.