Nu bleu
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Nu bleu is a famous series of blue-hued nude cut-out artworks by Henri Matisse, emblematic of his late-career paper cut-out technique.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork series
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paper cut-out series ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
emblematic of Matisse’s late cut-out technique
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iconic example of 20th-century paper cut-outs ⓘ |
| artMedium |
gouache-painted paper cut-outs
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paper collage ⓘ |
| artStyle | abstract figurative ⓘ |
| colorDominant | blue ⓘ |
| compositionFeature |
interlocking cut paper shapes
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single figure occupying most of the sheet ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Henri Matisse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | French ⓘ |
| depicts |
female nude
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seated nude figure ⓘ |
| genre | modern art ⓘ |
| hasColor |
blue gouache
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white background ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Nu bleu I
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Nu bleu II NERFINISHED ⓘ Nu bleu III NERFINISHED ⓘ Nu bleu IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeriesNumber |
I
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II ⓘ III ⓘ IV ⓘ |
| inception | 1952 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | cut-out experiments of the 1940s ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| movement |
Fauvism
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modernism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative use of paper cut-outs in fine art
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reduction of the human figure to flat color and contour ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Henri Matisse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Henri Matisse late cut-outs ⓘ |
| period | Matisse late period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Blue Nude (1907) by Henri Matisse
NERFINISHED
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Jazz (Matisse) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Snail (Matisse) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shapeCharacteristic |
curvilinear silhouettes
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simplified organic forms ⓘ |
| technique |
cut-out
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gouache on paper, cut and pasted ⓘ papier découpé ⓘ |
| theme |
abstraction of the nude
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color and form ⓘ the human body ⓘ |
| translationOfTitle | Blue Nude NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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