Description
Henri Matisse – Bathers with a Turtle
| Year of creation: | 1908 |
| Original size: | 222.9 cm x 179.1 cm |
| Painting style: | Fauvism |
| Original technique: | Oil on canvas |
| Located: | The Saint Louis Art Museum |
Bathers with a Turtle – Henri Matisse
Bathers with a Turtle is a 1908 painting by Henri Matisse, held by the Saint Louis Art Museum: three nude women on a green shore watch a small red turtle. We paint our hand-painted study of Bathers with a Turtle to order on canvas, in oil or acrylic, in 8 sizes from 70 × 60 cm to 223 × 179 cm or in a custom size. Before Bathers with a Turtle is dispatched, we send you a photo of the finished painting.
What does Bathers with a Turtle show?
In Bathers with a Turtle, on a green strip of shore before a blue sea and sky, one nude woman kneels and feeds a turtle, a second sits and watches, and a third stands biting her fingers, all three in simple pink and ochre shapes with blue outlines. With just three bands of colour and three figures Matisse created a quiet, almost ritual scene, which is why Bathers with a Turtle feels calm, mysterious and monumental.
How is our hand-painted study of Bathers with a Turtle made?
Our painters paint the study of Bathers with a Turtle by hand, with brushstrokes of different thickness, separately for every order. We paint in oil or acrylic, depending on the subject and the size, so the surface of Bathers with a Turtle has a real paint texture that a print does not have. When Bathers with a Turtle is finished, we photograph it and send you the photo for approval.
Which size of Bathers with a Turtle suits your room?
For the wall above a sofa or a sideboard choose Bathers with a Turtle in 110 × 90 cm, and for a bedroom, hallway or work corner 70 × 60 cm. Bathers with a Turtle is available in 70 × 60 cm, 90 × 70 cm, 110 × 90 cm, 130 × 100 cm, 150 × 120 cm, 180 × 140 cm, 200 × 160 cm and 223 × 179 cm. The 223 × 179 cm size is almost the size of the original: the original of Bathers with a Turtle measures 222.9 × 179.1 cm, so our painting is 1 mm longer on one side and 1 mm shorter on the other. A simple rule for Bathers with a Turtle: it should be about two thirds as wide as the furniture below it, with its centre about 150 cm from the floor.
How does Bathers with a Turtle arrive, and when?
We ship Bathers with a Turtle rolled in a sturdy tube, stretched on 2.5 cm deep wooden stretcher bars, or framed – you choose when you order. Stretching and framing of Bathers with a Turtle are done in our workshop in Slovenia. When a size of Bathers with a Turtle is in stock, it reaches you within 6 working days; a study of Bathers with a Turtle painted to order reaches you in 15 to 45 days.
Frequently asked questions about Bathers with a Turtle
Is Bathers with a Turtle a print?
No. Every brushstroke of Bathers with a Turtle is painted by hand on canvas, so the paint visibly stands up from the surface.
Can I order Bathers with a Turtle in a size that is not listed?
Yes. We also paint Bathers with a Turtle in a custom size; enter the width and height you want when you order Bathers with a Turtle.
Why does Bathers with a Turtle have so few colours?
Matisse reduced the background to three bands, green shore, blue sea and darker sky, to draw the eye to the three figures and the small turtle.
Is Bathers with a Turtle a good gift?
Bathers with a Turtle is a gift for a lover of Matisse, the sea or large, calm canvases. If you are unsure which size of Bathers with a Turtle to choose, give a gift voucher.
