Blue Nude 1952 — Fine Art

A body turns on a dark ground, painted in flat blue and cut to fit the page. Blue Nude 1952 sits inside the cut out work Henri Matisse made late in his practice, where colour takes the place of outline. The pose is easy and the edges stay simple.

This fine art print is set in a frame with a back panel, and it arrives assembled when you use the ready to hang option. The surface stays matte, so the blue does not shine and the dark ground reads plainly across the room.

You see it from a chair across a quiet desk, with the blue shape resting above the desk edge. Step back and the figure fills the view; come closer and the layer lines of the drawing show.