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Henri Matisse paintings 1940-1949

Diagnosed with abdominal cancer in 1941, Matisse underwent surgery that left him chair and bed bound. Painting and sculpture had become physical challenges, so he turned to a new type of medium. With the help of his assistants, he began creating cut paper collages, or decoupage. He would cut sheets of paper, pre-painted with gouache by his assistants, into shapes of varying colors and sizes, and arrange them to form lively compositions. Initially, these pieces were modest in size, but eventually transformed into mural or room-size works. The result was a distinct and dimensional complexity—art not quite painting, but not quite sculpture.

Interior with Etruscan Vase 1940	Pineapple and Anemones 1940	Still Life with Oysters 1940	Still Life with Two Vases 1940	The Dream 1940
The Romanian Blouse 1940	Still Life with a Shell 1940	Woman Seated in an Armchair 1940	Still Life with Pineapples 1940	Still Life with Pineapples 1940
Ivy in Flower 1941	Still Life with a Magnolia 1941	Dancer and Rocaille Armchair on a Black Background 1942	Young Girl In A Persian Dress 1942	Sun's Ray 1942
The Dark Door 1942	Woman with a Veil 1942	The Destiny 1943	The Lagoon 1943	The Heart 1943

Codomas 1943	The lute 1943	The Toboggan 1943	Tulips and oysters on a black background 1943	Still Life With Lemons 1943
The Circus 1943	The Clown 1943	Icarus 1944	White Torso and Blue Torso 1944	Asia 1946
Interior in Venetian Red 1946	Interior in Yellow 1946	Polynesia, La Mer 1946	Polynesia, the sky 1946	The Racaille Chair 1946
Young Woman in White, Red Background 1946	Anfitrite 1947	Seated Woman with a Vase of Amaryllis 1941	Jazz Book 1947	Papercut 1947

Portrait of L.N. Delekorskaya 1947	Red Interior. Still Life on a Blue Table 1947	The Circus 1947	The Knife Thrower 1947	The Silence that Lives in Houses 1947
Two Girls in a Yellow and Red Interior 1947	The Lagoon 1947	Panel with Mask 1947	The Eschimo 1947	Bees 1948
Interior with Black Fern 1948	Interior with Egyptian Curtain 1948	Large Red Interior 1948	Plum Blossoms, Green Background 1948	The Pinapple 1948
Stained Glass Window Window of the abside of the Rosary Chapel 1949	The Dancer 1949	Leda and the Swan 1945