icare

icare, 1947

Author: Henri Matisse
Print Type: Original Postcard
Publisher: Vontobel
Print Condition: New

Henri Matisse’s Icarus (Icare), Plate VIII from Jazz (1947), captures the mythic figure of Icarus in a bold and modern form. Created using the artist’s innovative cut-out technique and printed as a color pochoir, the work shows a dark silhouette suspended against a vibrant blue sky, pierced at the chest by a vivid red mark and surrounded by explosive yellow starbursts. At once lyrical and unsettling, the image reflects both the timeless legend of flight and fall, and the turbulent wartime context in which Matisse worked. Part of his landmark Jazz portfolio, Icarus embodies the artist’s late style—where simplicity of form and intensity of color express profound themes of courage, fragility, and the human spirit.

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