Paysage, St. Tropez by Henri Matisse Art Print magazine cover and spill outside the frame

and spill outside the frame like a flower drawn from memory rather than life

terracotta rooftops

the paper finish leans natural and warm

rust and olive

Travel-poster format means it works solo without needing partners

Paysage, St. Tropez by Henri Matisse Art Print magazine cover and spill outside the frameMost landscape prints behave. This one picks a side. It is loose, sun bleached and a bit unruly a 1904 Matisse view of St Tropez with a small red roofed cottage tucked under a deep green tree. Put it up and the wall warms. The sand, soft green and terracotta brushwork brings light into a room without shouting, and the rough mark making keeps it feeling like a painting rather than wallpaper. It hangs best at eye level above a console, sideboard or low