Matisse Polo “La Dance 1909-1910”

Description

Matisse’s Polo “La Dance 1909-1910” is a versatile artistic polo, perfect for business casual or a polished weekender outfit. The Matisse Polo features soft, breathable fabric with a close cut torso, tailored to show your natural physique.

• Soft, breathable fabric
• Polo collar
• Four button placket
• Short sleeves
• Straight hem bottom
• Printed, cut, and handmade
• Slim fit, moderate stretch
• Size up for a regular fit
• Hits at hips
• Model is 6’2″ wearing a size Medium
• Model chest size is 38″
• Machine wash cold, tumble dry low
• 95% Polyester, 5% Spandex, Jersey
• Fabric weight: 5.60 oz/yd² (190g/m²)
• Estimated delivery: 15-30 business days

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Henri Matisse (31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954), one of the undisputed masters of 20th century art, was a French artist, born in Le Cateau-Cambresis, France, known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter. Matisse is commonly regarded, along with Picasso and Marcel Duchamp, as one of the three artists who helped to define the revolutionary developments in the plastic arts in the opening decades of the 20th century, responsible for significant developments in painting and sculpture. Although he was initially labeled a Fauve (wild beast), by the 1920s he was increasingly hailed as an upholder of the classical tradition in French painting. Matisse was influenced by the works of earlier masters such as Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, Nicolas Poussin, and Antoine Watteau, as well as by modern artists such as Edouard Manet, and by Japanese art. Chardin was one of Matisse’s most admired painters; as an art student he made copies of four Chardin paintings in the Louvre. His mastery of the expressive language of colour and drawing won him recognition as a leading figure in modern art. With the model Caroline Joblau, he had a daughter, Marguerite, born in 1894. In 1898 he married Amélie Noellie Parayre; the two raised Marguerite together and had two sons, Jean (born 1899) and Pierre (born 1900). Marguerite and Amélie often served as models for Matisse.