"Henri Matisse: Paper Cut-Outs" 1977 COWART, Jack Chicago the exiles from Communist Russia

the exiles from Communist Russia and Prohibition America all converged at a unique moment in history upon an exciting and irreverent city

The artist garnered attention for his early drawings of horses

Sz: 6 1/2" x 5"

flower gardens

Houses as part of the landscape

"Henri Matisse: Paper Cut-Outs" 1977 COWART, Jack Chicago the exiles from Communist RussiaCOWART, Jack [304] pp. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 1977 11 1 2" x 9" In Henri Matisse: Paper Cut Outs, art historian Jack Cowart notes that Matisse had been utilizing the cut out technique as a design tool for many years, to plan large scale murals and decorations as well as to work out compositions before painting them. But by the mid 1930s, Matisse also began to consider the expressive potential of cut and colored paper as works of art in their own right.