Description
Henri Matisse – Luxury, Calm and Pleasure
| Year of creation: | 1904 |
| Original size: | 118 cm x 98 cm |
| Painting style: | Fauvism |
| Original technique: | Oil on canvas |
| Located: | Musée d’Orsay, Paris |
Luxury, Calm and Pleasure – Henri Matisse
Luxury, Calm and Pleasure is a 1904 painting by Henri Matisse, held by the Musée d’Orsay in Paris: bathers on the shore, painted in small dots of pure colour. We paint our hand-painted study of Luxury, Calm and Pleasure to order on canvas, in oil or acrylic, in 8 sizes from 50 × 40 cm to 150 × 130 cm or in a custom size. Before Luxury, Calm and Pleasure is dispatched, we send you a photo of the finished painting.
What does Luxury, Calm and Pleasure show?
Luxury, Calm and Pleasure shows nude bathers sitting and lying by the sea in the light of the setting day, a tall pine rising on the right and a boat with a mast on the water, all painted in small dots and strokes of glowing colour. The title is a line from Baudelaire’s poem Invitation to the Voyage, and with this painting Matisse opened the way to Fauvism, which is why Luxury, Calm and Pleasure breathes summer and freedom.
How is our hand-painted study of Luxury, Calm and Pleasure made?
Our painters paint the study of Luxury, Calm and Pleasure 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 Luxury, Calm and Pleasure has a real paint texture that a print does not have. When Luxury, Calm and Pleasure is finished, we photograph it and send you the photo for approval.
Which size of Luxury, Calm and Pleasure suits your room?
For the wall above a sofa or a sideboard choose Luxury, Calm and Pleasure in 118 × 98 cm, and for a bedroom, hallway or work corner 50 × 40 cm. Luxury, Calm and Pleasure is available in 50 × 40 cm, 60 × 50 cm, 70 × 60 cm, 80 × 65 cm, 90 × 75 cm, 100 × 80 cm, 118 × 98 cm and 150 × 130 cm. A simple rule for Luxury, Calm and Pleasure: it should be about two thirds as wide as the furniture below it, with its centre about 150 cm from the floor.
How does Luxury, Calm and Pleasure arrive, and when?
We ship Luxury, Calm and Pleasure 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 Luxury, Calm and Pleasure are done in our workshop in Slovenia. When a size of Luxury, Calm and Pleasure is in stock, it reaches you within 6 working days; a study of Luxury, Calm and Pleasure painted to order reaches you in 15 to 45 days.
Frequently asked questions about Luxury, Calm and Pleasure
Is Luxury, Calm and Pleasure a print?
No. Every brushstroke of Luxury, Calm and Pleasure is painted by hand on canvas, so the paint visibly stands up from the surface.
Can I order Luxury, Calm and Pleasure in a size that is not listed?
Yes. We also paint Luxury, Calm and Pleasure in a custom size; enter the width and height you want when you order Luxury, Calm and Pleasure.
What does the title Luxury, Calm and Pleasure mean?
The title is a line from Charles Baudelaire’s poem Invitation to the Voyage, which sings of a dream place of beauty and calm – exactly the place Matisse paints.
Is Luxury, Calm and Pleasure a good gift?
Luxury, Calm and Pleasure is a gift for a lover of Matisse, poetry and summer coasts. If you are unsure which size of Luxury, Calm and Pleasure to choose, give a gift voucher.
