The Snail
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The Snail is a late-career cut-out collage by Henri Matisse that arranges bold, colorful paper shapes into a semi-abstract spiral composition.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collage
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cut-out ⓘ modern art work ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
iconic work of 20th-century abstraction
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major example of Matisse’s cut-out period ⓘ |
| artist | Henri Matisse ⓘ |
| city |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| collection | Tate ⓘ |
| colorCharacteristic |
bold colors
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vivid colors ⓘ |
| composition | spiral ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Henri Matisse ⓘ |
| depicts | snail (abstracted) ⓘ |
| dimensionsHeightCm | 287 ⓘ |
| dimensionsWidthCm | 288 ⓘ |
| genre |
abstract art
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semi-abstract art ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| location | Tate Modern ⓘ |
| material |
adhesive
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gouache ⓘ paper ⓘ |
| medium |
gouache-painted paper
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paper collage ⓘ |
| movement |
Fauvism
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Modernism ⓘ |
| originalTitle | L’Escargot ⓘ |
| periodInArtistCareer | late career ⓘ |
| relatedWorkBySameArtist |
Blue Nude
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surface form:
Blue Nude II
The Parakeet and the Mermaid ⓘ The Sheaf ⓘ |
| series | Matisse cut-outs ⓘ |
| shape | square ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
geometric shapes
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large flat color areas ⓘ simplified forms ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | snail ⓘ |
| support | canvas ⓘ |
| technique |
cut-out
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papier découpé ⓘ |
| title | The Snail self-link ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1953 ⓘ |
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