‘LA DANSEUSE CREOLE’ BY HENRI MATISSE (OFFSET LITHOGRAPH) DAVID pumice-like or chamotte textures

pumice-like or chamotte textures

and Elspeth Cohen

Dimensions – 4 ½" DIAM

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‘LA DANSEUSE CREOLE’ BY HENRI MATISSE (OFFSET LITHOGRAPH) DAVID pumice-like or chamotte texturesA beautiful offset lithograph of 'La Danseuse Creole' (The Creole Dancer) by Henri Matisse. Created in 1950, Matisse based the cut out figure on Katherine Dunham, an American dancer and choreographer whose modern dance routines were influenced by dances from Africa and Haiti. Matisse had invited Ms. Dunham to perform in his studio, and he created Creole Dancer from the sketches he made while she was dancing. The work was completed in a single day,