Venetian Armchair with Fruits 1942 — Fine Art

A painted chair sits in the centre of Venetian Armchair with Fruits 1942, with fruit resting on the seat and arm. Henri Matisse built the shapes with broad colour areas and soft outlines. The chair reads as a solid object, the fruit as quicker marks beside it.

This fine art print sits in a frame with a back panel, ready to hang on the wall. The matte surface keeps the painted reds and the chair tones even, so the image stays steady under a lamp. The back panel gives the frame a firm edge when you set it on a shelf or nail it up.

It works on the landing wall where the steps turn. From the bottom of the stairs you see the chair shape and the fruit marks first, and the frame edge cuts the painted ground cleanly.