The Snail Art Print by Henri Matisse: After 1948 artist Henri Matisse was prevented from painting by poor health but, although bed-bound, he still produced a number of artworks that he referred to as 'gouaches découpées'. These were made by cutting or tearing shapes from paper which had been painted with gouache which were then placed and pasted down by an assistant working under Matisse's instruction. Some of the later ones, such as The Snail as seen here, were of very impressive dimensions. The technique, explored in his 1947 picture book Jazz and other works, opened up new possibilities for him. This 'Snail' Print is one of our bestselling rare Henri Matisse fine art prints available from The Fine Art Company. All our Rare Prints and Posters by celebrated artist Matisse are produced as high quality giclee prints on fine art paper in our East Sussex studios.