{"product_id":"henri-matisse-the-snail","title":"Henri Matisse: The Snail, 1953 – Porcelain Art Mug","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tz-label\" style=\"border-top:1px solid currentColor;border-bottom:1px solid currentColor;padding:0.9em 0;margin:0 0 1.4em;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:0.72em;letter-spacing:0.16em;text-transform:uppercase;opacity:0.65;margin-bottom:0.5em;\"\u003eThe work on this mug\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height:1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHenri Matisse\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Snail\u003c\/em\u003e, 1953\u003cbr\u003elithograph\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:0.8em;opacity:0.7;margin-top:0.6em;\"\u003ePublic domain in Switzerland, the EU and the United Kingdom\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy 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. \u003cem\u003eL'Escargot\u003c\/em\u003e (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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lithograph edition was published in 1958 by Mourlot Frères of Paris for \u003cem\u003eVerve\u003c\/em\u003e magazine (Vol. IX, No. 35\/36), under the title \u003cem\u003eThe Last Works of Henri Matisse\u003c\/em\u003e, edited by Tériade. The original is held in the Tate Modern, London. This mug reproduces the 1958 Mourlot lithograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"tz-material\"\u003eFine 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"tz-series\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the same series:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/products\/henri-matisse-la-gerbe\"\u003eLa Gerbe, 1953\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/henri-matisse-icarus\"\u003eIcarus, 1947\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/henri-matisse-self-portrait\"\u003eSelf-Portrait, 1930\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/henri-matisse-blue-nude-ii-mug\"\u003eBlue Nude II, 1952\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/henri-matisse-nuit-de-noel-christmas-night-mug\"\u003eNuit de Noël, 1952\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/henri-matisse-les-velours-mug\"\u003eLes Velours, 1947\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/matisse-la-danse-mug\"\u003eLa Danse, 1909\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/henri-matisse-la-danse-graveur-mug\"\u003eLa Danse (Barnes Mural), 1933\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenri Matisse, \u003cem\u003eL'Escargot\u003c\/em\u003e, 1953; colour lithograph, Mourlot Frères for \u003cem\u003eVerve\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelected by Dr. Walther Fuchs for the Tazzarte collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tazzarte","offers":[{"title":"Fine Porcelain — 10 oz","offer_id":57724211691851,"sku":"230955c3-a882-41c4-9593-af8717a59117","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0816\/8475\/8859\/files\/8a5dc929-f8a0-4714-9852-898ed1e92dde.jpg?v=1786709341","url":"https:\/\/tazzarte.com\/products\/henri-matisse-the-snail","provider":"Tazzarte","version":"1.0","type":"link"}