Jeune fille aux anémones sur fond violet 1944

"Jeune fille aux anémones sur fond violet" (1944) by Henri Matisse depicts a young woman, likely a model, seated against a vibrant purple background. The simplified forms and bold colors of the figures and flowers are characteristic of Matisse's "cut-out" paper works, which he began to explore in the 1940s. The vibrant color palette and decorative style, with its flatness of forms, are reminiscent of Matisse's Fauvist roots and his later explorations into the decorative arts.