The Circus, from Jazz
Henri Matisse
1947
- Medium
- Color pochoir with gouache on ivory wove paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet, folded: 42.3 × 32.5 cm (16 11/16 × 12 13/16 in.); Sheet, unfolded: 42.3 × 64.9 cm (16 11/16 × 25 9/16 in.)
- Genre
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
printTextprints and drawingpaper (fiber product)
About
Originally, the book was to be called “Le Cirque” due to the continuing theme of circus performers, but as new non-circus images were added, the decision was made to change it to Jazz. This abstract title was supported by the primary colors, the intimacy allowed by the book’s form, and the rhythmic cut-outs.
