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The work on this mug
Henri Matisse
The Snail, 1953
lithograph
Public domain in Switzerland, the EU and the United Kingdom
By 1948, Matisse could no longer stand at an easel. Confined to his bed following surgery, he turned to scissors and painted paper — and produced some of the most joyful work of his life. L'Escargot (The Snail), made in 1953 at the Hôtel Régina in Nice, is among the last and most luminous of these cut-outs: a spiral of pure colour that radiates outward with quiet authority.
The lithograph edition was published in 1958 by Mourlot Frères of Paris for Verve magazine (Vol. IX, No. 35/36), under the title The Last Works of Henri Matisse, edited by Tériade. The original is held in the Tate Modern, London. This mug reproduces the 1958 Mourlot lithograph.
Fine porcelain, 10 oz — 104 mm high, 75 mm across the base. The image runs around the body; handle and rim stay white. Dishwasher and microwave safe.
From the same series: La Gerbe, 1953 · Icarus, 1947 · Self-Portrait, 1930 · Blue Nude II, 1952 · Nuit de Noël, 1952 · Les Velours, 1947 · La Danse, 1909 · La Danse (Barnes Mural), 1933
Henri Matisse, L'Escargot, 1953; colour lithograph, Mourlot Frères for Verve vol. IX, no. 35/36, 1958. Public domain in Switzerland, the EU and the United Kingdom; Matisse died in 1954. This mug is not sold into the United States. Matisse's name identifies the historical artwork; it does not suggest endorsement or affiliation.
Selected by Dr. Walther Fuchs for the Tazzarte collection.
