Artwork
Place des Lices, Saint-Tropez
Place des Lices, Saint-Tropez is an oil painting by the Neo-Impressionist artist Henri Matisse. It dates from 1904 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
Henri Matisse's 1904 oil painting depicts the Place des Lices, a public square located in Saint-Tropez.
Henri Matisse's 1904 oil painting depicts the Place des Lices, a public square located in Saint-Tropez. Classified as a landscape, the work focuses on this specific outdoor setting as its primary subject. The iconography is rooted in the direct representation of this real-world location, capturing the physical environment of the square rather than employing abstract symbols or allegorical figures.
As a landscape genre piece, the painting represents a visual record of the site, emphasizing the spatial and atmospheric qualities of the Place des Lices at the time of its creation.
Technique & Style
Henri Matisse painted Place des Lices, Saint-Tropez in 1904 using oil paint on canvas. The work depicts the central square of Saint-Tropez and showcases the artist's characteristic loose brushwork and vibrant color fields within the landscape genre. It is classified as a painting and is part of the collection at the Statens Museum for Kunst.
History & Provenance
Place des Lices, Saint-Tropez is an oil painting by Henri Matisse dated to 1904. According to the canonical record, the work was created in 1904 and depicts the Place des Lices in Saint-Tropez. The painting is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst, where it remains located. No further details regarding commission, intermediate ownership, or acquisition history are documented in the available sources.
The painting is held by the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen, where it is recorded as part of the national collection with accession identifier SMK.
It was exhibited at Statens Museum for Kunst in the exhibition “Matisse og den nordiske lys” from 12 September 2015 to 10 January 2016.
Overview
Place des Lices, Saint-Tropez is a 1904 oil painting by French artist Henri Matisse, capturing a sunlit landscape scene in the Neo-Impressionist style. The work is characterized by bold colors and visible, expressive brushstrokes.
Artist & collection
Artist
Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (French:; 31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship.
