Centre Pompidou Reunites Matisse's Four 'Blue Nudes' for Grand Palais Exhibition
Thursday, March 26, 2026 · 1 min read
The Grand Palais in Paris is hosting the exhibition 'Matisse, 1941-1954,' featuring the rare reunion of Henri Matisse’s four 'Blue Nude' gouache cut-outs from 1952. The display includes loans from the Fondation Beyeler, the Musée Matisse in Nice, and the Centre Pompidou's own collection, alongside works from the National Gallery of Art and Fondation Louis Vuitton. The exhibition focuses on the artist's final prolific period where he utilized the 'papiers découpés' technique following a 1941 health crisis.
- Artists: Henri Matisse, Paul Gauguin, Paul Cézanne, Aristide Maillol
- People: Claudine Grammont, Lydia Délectorskaya
- Galleries: Fondation Beyeler, Fondation Louis Vuitton
- Museums: Centre Pompidou, Grand Palais, Musée Matisse Nice, National Gallery of Art, MoMA, Musée d’Orsay
- Locations: Paris, Washington, Nice, Basel
Photo by Natalia Gusakova on Unsplash
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