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XI – The Codomas (Les Codomas) from Jazz
1947
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Matisse named this particularly colorful plate The Codomas, after a family of trapeze artists. Indeed, a trapeze act unfolds in the composition, with two yellow figures in midair, swinging toward each other from blue and white bars. Beneath them, a sea of small black squares makes up the net below that ensures their safety during this daring feat.
- Artist
- Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
- Title
- XI – The Codomas (Les Codomas) from Jazz
- Date
- 1947
- Object Type
- Medium
- Color pochoir in opaque watercolor on paper
- Dimensions
- 16 5/8 x 25 5/8 in. (42.228 x 65.088 cm) Frame: 23 7/8 x 33 x 1 1/2 in. (60.643 x 83.82 x 3.81 cm)
- Credit Line
- Museum purchase, Gift of Margaret and Will Hearst
- Accession Number
- 2024.34.11
