Henri Matisse
A Glimpse of Notre-Dame in the Late Afternoon
From $80
This painting is loose strokes of green, pink, blue and orange, and a soft copy turns them into mud. Our Matisse Woman with a Hat print was graded beside the original so every brushstroke stays separate and the colours stay as wild as they were in 1905.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
12x16 inch, 18x24 inch, 30x40 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its upright shape suits a living room, a bedroom or a hallway, and it is a great talking point. The greens, pinks and blues look bold with white, teal and warm wood, and a black or natural frame suits it.
About the painting
Woman with a Hat by Henri Matisse
Paris, 1905
After a summer of painting with André Derain at Collioure, Henri Matisse began this portrait of his wife, Amélie, in September 1905, and finished it in time for the Salon d’Automne in October.
The wild beasts
At the Salon it drew the biggest crowds, and most of them hated it: the loose brushwork, the green line down her face, the unreal colours, the huge imaginary hat. One critic called Matisse and his friends les fauves, the wild beasts, and the name Fauvism stuck. Gertrude Stein remembered people trying to scratch off the paint.
Sold for 500 francs
Gertrude Stein liked it, and she and her brother Leo bought it for 500 francs, a boost for Matisse after the attacks. Amélie took it calmly: I am in my element, she said, when the house burns down. The painting was left to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in 1990.
Read the story
This painting caused a scandal, and gave a whole movement its name.
In September 1905, Henri Matisse began a portrait of his wife, Amélie. He finished it in time for the Salon d'Automne in Paris, that October.
It drew the biggest crowds of the show, and most of them hated it.
The brushstrokes were loose, almost unfinished. The colours were unreal, and there was a green line down her face, under an enormous, imaginary hat.
One critic called Matisse and his friends les fauves: the wild beasts. The name stuck.
Gertrude Stein remembered people trying to scratch off the paint.
But she liked it. She and her brother Leo bought it for five hundred francs.
And Amélie took it all calmly. I'm in my element, she said, when the house burns down.
Today it's at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Look at the hat, and then at the green in her face.
Woman with a Hat. Henri Matisse, 1905.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
