Zulma 1950

"Zulma" is a 1950 gouache on paper by Henri Matisse, a celebrated French artist known for his Fauvist style. This artwork displays a striking, simplified form of a female figure in a blue dress, whose body is rendered in a bright yellow with only outlines. The flatness of the composition and use of bold, saturated colors, are characteristic of Matisse's late style, often referred to as "cut-outs." The artwork is currently displayed at the National Gallery of Denmark (Statens Museum for Kunst) in Copenhagen.