Original Matisse 1961 "Les Grandes Gouaches Découpées", Mourlot

This is an original lithographic poster created in 1961 for the landmark exhibition Les Grandes Gouaches Découpées at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris — one of the most celebrated showcases of Matisse's late work, dedicated entirely to his revolutionary paper cut-out technique.

In the final years of his life, Matisse developed his gouaches découpées — large-scale compositions cut directly from painted paper — as what he called "drawing with scissors." Bold, joyful, and utterly original, these works represent the culmination of a lifetime devoted to color and form. The exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs brought this body of work to the Parisian public for the first time at monumental scale.

Printed by the Ateliers Mourlot — the legendary Parisian workshop that worked with Matisse from the 1940s onward — this poster carries the full authority of one of the great collaborations in the history of modern printmaking.

A distinguished piece for the collector of postwar French art — where Matisse's most inventive period meets the golden age of Mourlot lithography.