Henri Matisse (1869 – 1954, French) “Two Young Girls in a Coral Interior – Blue Garden” (Deux Fillettes, Fond Corail, Jardin Bleu) – 1948 Color heliogravure after the original 1947 oil on canvas by the 20th Century Master that is on view at the Barnes Collection in Philadelphia. This Expressionist piece is signed in the plate in the lower right, the image measures 10.5 x 8.5 inches, and with new professional mat and frame, the work of art measures 17.5 x 15.25 inches.
In 1947, Matisse was living at a seaside estate in Vence, France when he began working on a series of paintings referred to as the Vence Interiors. A young English woman and her sister were depicted reading while seated at a table in front of a window facing an olive tree. Each painting is unique in its color scheme. Matisse was a master of color, and this image juxtaposes complementary blocks of color: the blue rectangle of the window and the L shape in red at the bottom and left side that depicts the interior of t
