Henri Matisse

Henri Matisse was a French artist, 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 commonly regarded, along with Pablo Picasso, as one of the artists who best helped to define the revolutionary developments in the visual arts throughout the opening decades of the twentieth century. His mastery of the expressive language of colour and drawing, which he displayed in a body of work spanning over a half-century, won him recognition as a leading figure in modern art.

Prints I wish I had published

11 January - 9 February 2019

In 1969 Bernard Jacobson opened his first London gallery – a fourth-floor walk-up on Mount Street, Mayfair, dealing in prints by international stars, including Andy Warhol and Claes Oldenburg, as well as publishing prints by leading British artists including Malcolm Morley and Robyn Denny. Printmaking fit the radical, pop sensibility of the time, and Jacobson was part of that heady explosion of interest in the medium. As the gallery approaches its half century in 2019, it is fitting that this landmark year opens with an ambitious two-part exhibition exploring Jacobson's personal and abiding love of prints and some of the remarkable works published by the gallery during an eventful 50 years in the business.

Henri Matisse: Prints

6 July - 15 September 2018

Bernard Jacobson Gallery is delighted to announce a wide ranging exhibition featuring more than 60 rare and important works from the Gallery’s comprehensive collection of Henri Matisse prints, currently the largest and most significant collection of Matisse prints held by any commercial gallery in the world.

Henri Matisse: Painting, Sculpture, Drawing, Prints

2 June - 23 October 2017

Bernard Jacobson Gallery is delighted to announce Henri Matisse: Painting, Sculpture, Drawing, Prints, an exhibition of more than a dozen of original works by one of the greatest masters of the twentieth century. The exhibition includes paintings, works on paper, and sculptures, as well as a selection of prints. The show is timed to coincide with the forthcoming Royal Academy exhibition Matisse in the Studio, which will open this August.