Skate Deck, Single | Henri Matisse: Jazz, 1947

$220.00 at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

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Designer:  The Skate RoomMaterials: 7-ply Grade A Canadian MaplewoodDimensions: Each deck measures: 31" x 8"  1 Easyfix wall mount included per deck In 1942, Henri MATISSE was asked to create a book of colored paper cut-outs. He decided to use his then-preferred technique of cut-outs, filling the pages with carefully crafted collages and clashing colors on gouache-painted paper. His initial inspiration was the circus and its iconography of lonely acrobats, folklore and distant travels. Later, the publisher…