Album Jazz, Planche XI
Henri Matisse
1947
Sheet XI from the album Jazz, Les Codomas
Colored stencil on Arches paper, after a collage and cut-out by Henri Matisse, Tériade éditeur
42 x 65 cm
One of the plates from the 100-copy album.
Catalog raisonné : Duthuit books 22
Based on the circus theme, Les Codomas evokes famous trapeze artists of the early 20th century. The composition is divided between geometric and organic forms. As in all the "chromatic and rhythmic improvisations" that Matisse calls jazz plates, the color is dazzling.
