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How many paintings did Matisse paint?

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How many paintings did Matisse paint?
The exact number of paintings that Matisse painted isn't known. Art historians have determined that the French artist produced at least 1,000 works over the course of his life. Roughly half of these pieces are thought to be paintings. Some of his most famous paintings include Le Bonheur de Vive, Blue Nude, The Green Stripe and L'Atelier Rouge. Explore an assortment of Henri Matisse art on 1stDibs.
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Tête de Femme (Fribourg livres illustrés 25; Duthuit 23), 1948, Henri Matisse
By Henri Matisse
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Henri Matisse (1869-1954) Title: Tête de Femme Year: 1948 Medium: Lithograph on Chine Appliqué (China paper mounted on wove paper) Size: 9.75 x 7.50 Condition: Excellent Insc...
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1940s Modern Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Nu couché de dos
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Henri Matisse Nu couché de dos 1929 Lithograph on Arches Velin paper, Edition of 50 Paper size: 50.5 x 66 cms (20 x 26 ins) Image size: 46 x 56 cms (18 x 22 ins) HM16567
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1920s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Le signe, l'âme
By Henri Matisse
Located in Roma, RM
"The sign, the soul." "The drawings that Matisse made in the mid-1930s were those that the artist considered his greatest achievements. These drawings represent women lying on backg...
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1950s Fauvist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Lithograph

"Dance" exhibit poster by Henri Matisse
By Henri Matisse
Located in Clinton Township, MI
"Dance" by Henri Matisse, originally an oil on canvas, was "a key point of Matisse's career and in the development of modern painting." This exhibit poster is plate signed by the ar...
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Early 20th Century Abstract Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Odysseus' Ship from James Joyce's Ulysses, Softground Etching by Henri Matisse
By Henri Matisse
Located in Long Island City, NY
Henri Matisse, French (1869 - 1954) - Odysseus' Ship from James Joyce's Ulysses, Year: 1935, Medium: Softground Etching on Arches, Edition: 1500, Image Size: 10.5 x 8.25 inches, Siz...
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1930s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Figure Allongee sur un lit d'acajou, Etching by Henri Matisse
By Henri Matisse
Located in Long Island City, NY
Henri Matisse, French (1869 - 1954) - Figure Allongee sur un lit d'acajou, Year: 1929, Medium: Etching, Image Size: 5.25 x 8.5 inches, Size: 11 x 15 in. (27.94 x 38.1 cm), Provenanc...
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1920s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching

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