Henri Matisse
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Biography
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.
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Works
Exhibitions
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Henri Matisse: Goldfish Bowls and Other Prints
London Original Print Week 1 - 28 May 2021 -
Prints I wish I had published
11 January - 9 February 2019In 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. -
Some of the artists I have worked for
10 September - 5 October 2019To end the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the gallery, we are delighted to introduce a selection of works by the artists that helped shaping its success. -
Henri Matisse: Prints
6 July - 15 September 2018Bernard 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 2017Bernard 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. -
Bonheur de Vivre
18 March - 27 May 2016Bonheur de Vivre is the result of long-held desire by Bernard Jacobson to present work by some of the great artists who have particularly inspired and sustained his own love of modern art throughout a long and distinguished career as a gallerist. -
Mixed Show
10 - 30 November 2022Bernard Jacobson Gallery presents a mixed show of gallery artists. Artists include Ivor Abrahams, Georges Braque, Paul Cézanne, Robyn Denny, Sam Francis, John Hoyland, Henri Matisse, Bruce McLean, Henry Moore, Robert Motherwell, Richard Smith, William Tillyer, and Marc Vaux.
Art Fairs
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The Armory Show
8 - 11 March 2012 -
Art Basel | Basel
14 - 17 June 2012 -
Frieze Masters
17 - 20 October 2013 -
IFPDA Fine Art Print Fair
4 - 8 November 2015 -
EXPO CHICAGO
20 - 23 September 2012 -
Frieze New York
5 - 7 May 2017 -
London Original Print Fair
3 - 6 May 2018View Artsy Fair Booth -
Draw Art Fair London
17 - 19 May 2019View Artsy Fair Booth
Publications