Végétaux by Henri Matisse Size:S - 29.7 x 42cm (A3) this plate belongs to the

this plate belongs to the tradition of scientific illustration at its most visually compelling

its slopes sweeping from the lower left in a bold diagonal that fills almost the entire picture plane

Owen Jones's "Leaves from Nature" series

contemplative presence that feels both intimate and universal

Végétaux by Henri Matisse Size:S - 29.7 x 42cm (A3) this plate belongs to the'Vgtaux' ('Plants') belongs to the body of large format cut outs Matisse created in the early 1950s, when physical limitation led him to work at an architectural scale with painted and cut paper. Organic leaf and frond forms, rendered in flat chromatic fields, are assembled into a composition that breathes with botanical rhythm. There is a directness in the shapes each one cut in a single confident gesture that gives the work an almost monumental