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Study for “The Joy of Life" (Etude pour "Le bonheur de vivre")

Henri Matisse French

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Study for “The Joy of Life" (Etude pour "Le bonheur de vivre"), Henri Matisse (French, Le Cateau-Cambrésis 1869–1954 Nice), Watercolor on paper

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Photo: FORMA-Exhibition Center, Paris.