Sophie Matisse "Pentimenti"
Francis M. Naumann Fine Art
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Henri Matisse and Marcel Duchamp are the pentimenti of Sophie Matisse’s art and life. Although she never had the opportunity to meet either man personally, their presence persists in her work. This presence is often remote, at times, barely detectible, as in the still-visible tracery emerging from any undercoat of paint. Like her great-grandfather Henri Matisse, she embraces the decorative potential of her pictures. Like her step-grandfather Marcel Duchamp, she rejects the notion that decoration is all they need to offer. Indeed, if she dreams of anything, it is to reconcile the two statements presented above into a singular, harmonious visual entity—a work of art that not only pleases our senses, but that also challenges our intellect.
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from March 14, 2008 to April 30, 2008