The Bay of Tangier 1912Fine Art

The Bay of Tangier 1912 shows a bay with water and land meeting under a clear sky. Henri Matisse uses broad painted areas of blue and white, with a warm tan strip of shore against the cool water. The colour sits flat, so the line between sea and sand reads plainly.

A fine art print set in a frame with a back panel holds this scene. The matte surface keeps the blue tones soft and the white areas stay open. You get a ready to hang piece that sits flat and shows the painted marks without shine.

Hang it on a plain wall above a console table near a window. In daylight the blue water stays calm and the tan shore reads warm. From a few steps back the broad colour areas hold together, and the frame settles the edge.