The lagoon by Henri Matisse Size:M - 50 x 70cm measured tones characteristic of early

measured tones characteristic of early photographic practice in Japan

The collotype photographic originals — celebrated for their colour accuracy and tonal richness — are set alongside typographic elements drawn from the visual language of late 19th-century Japanese exhibition culture

but immediately recognisable and full of charm

A graceful figure anchors the composition

The lagoon by Henri Matisse Size:M - 50 x 70cm measured tones characteristic of early'The Lagoon' is one of the most quietly mesmerising plates from Matisse's 'Jazz' series. Fluid organic forms evoking coral, seaweed, and drifting marine life are arranged against deep, saturated fields of colour with a dreamy, underwater calm. Unlike the more kinetic 'Jazz' plates, 'The Lagoon' trades spectacle for stillness, creating a meditative composition that anticipates the large format cut outs Matisse would pursue in his final decade.