The Goldfish ☱ Matisse ☵ Canvas nature complete with witness signature

complete with witness signature

The painting also suggests sensory experience beyond simply viewing the scene

the taste of the tea and the smell of cigarette smoke

officially titled Fine Wind

The perspective and scale

The Goldfish ☱ Matisse ☵ Canvas nature complete with witness signatureThe Goldfish (1912) by Henri Matisse is part of a series that he produced between the spring and early summer of 1912. Goldfish became a recurring subject after his visit to Tangier, Morocco, where he noted how locals would day dream while gazing into goldfish bowls. The goldfish are the focal point of this piece, their cylindrical bowl placed on a garden table, next to a chair, surrounded by plants and flowers. Four goldfish can be seen from two