Travail et Joie, Nice 1948, Henri Matisse Orginal Poster

This iconic poster is a true slice of glamorous history. Created by Henri Matisse, who had been residing in Nice since 1917, it was designed to promote travel to the French Riviera for the French Tourism Office.

Artist: Henri Matisse (1869-1954), the French artist, draughtsman, printmaker, sculptor, and painter, was one of the undisputed masters and most influential artists of 20th-century art. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and quickly became the leader of the Fauvist movement. Known for his use of brilliant color inspired by his time on the French Riviera, and his fluid and original draughtsmanship, Matisse was one of the three artists, along with Picasso and Marcel Duchamp, who revolutionised the art world starting in the 1900s. Over his 60-year career, his vast output included painting, drawing, sculpture, and graphic arts—etchings, linocuts, aquatints, paper cut-outs, and book illustrations. He also collaborated with Mourlot Studios on lithographs and exhibition posters.