Between 1950 and 1954, the year of his death, Matisse created some highly innovative, brightly coloured gouache paper cut-outs. Illness had confined him to a wheelchair and severe arthritis made it difficult for him to paint. Some of the resulting colours were so strong that doctors advised him to wear dark glasses!

We are lucky enough to have an exhibition of Matisse's prints, including some lithographs from the 1954 edition after Matisse's cutouts, at the gallery from the 17th of November. It is a rare opportunity to purchase some of Matisse's ground-breaking inspirational work.