Fille assise à table by Henri Matisse Exhibition Lake Chuzenji by Hiroaki Takahashi

Lake Chuzenji by Hiroaki Takahashi — known as Shōtei — presents a scene of still mountain water framed by dense forest

The palette is warmer and more optimistic than much of the series

and quiet humour fully at work

Madrid White's composed linework and open negative space translate precisely to matte paper

Fille assise à table by Henri Matisse Exhibition Lake Chuzenji by Hiroaki TakahashiFille assise table presents an intimate interior scene in Matisse's warmly observed figurative manner a seated girl at a table, surrounded by the patterned surfaces and botanical details that define his domestic interiors. Line and colour work in easy concert, the composition relaxed yet carefully considered. The botanical elements ground the figure in a domestic world rendered with gentle attentiveness and Matisse's characteristic decorative rhythm.