The horse, the rider and the clown by Henri Matisse Julie de Graag The result is both calm

The result is both calm and visually active

Santhosh CH's layered textures and expressive mark-making are rendered with sharpness and subtlety on premium matte fine art paper

Botanical motifs ground the figure in a lush

with the vertical format giving the tree a monumental presence

The horse, the rider and the clown by Henri Matisse Julie de Graag The result is both calmFrom Matisse's 'Jazz' series, 'The Horse, the Rider and the Clown' translates the spectacle of the circus ring into pure colour and silhouette. The three figures each rendered as a flat cut paper form are arranged with an almost childlike directness that belies Matisse's total compositional control. Deep blues and warm ochres anchor the scene, while the dynamic interplay between figure and ground gives the composition an energy that feels both