Matisse Collioure Scarf

Many of us love to see boats in a harbour out of an open window, but Henri Matisse (1869-1954) was the first to see such a view like this.

In the first decade of the 20th century, Matisse holidayed in the then unknown and unspoilt Catalan fishing village of Collioure.

It inspired him, and many others who followed including André Derain, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and James Dickson Innes.

When his Collioure paintings were first exhibited in 1905/6, critics were shocked, and artists inspired to join the short lived Fauvist ('wild beasts') movement that, influenced by Vincent Van Gogh, typically used broad brush strokes and brash colours.

Today, it makes for a wonderfully evocative scarf beautifully printed on the finest quality silk.

The image frame is a Weston Euphorbia Fluorite. 

It is exclusive to this website, and despite the huge amount of research, rights negotiations, image testing on silk, and the licensing fees paid for some of the images the price is similar to other stocked scarves.

The image has been made available by courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.