Rose, Hybrid Tea 'Henri Matisse'
You would expect a Rose named after Fauvist painter Henri Matisse (1869-1954) to be a fairly wild colour combination. It is splashed and striped in red and white and quite variegated .It is a hardy rose and very free flowering.
Matisse 'Black Leaf on Green Background' 1952The Menil Collection, Houston, Texas
Matisse with his sons Jean and Pierre, 1912
Matisse, 'The Dance' 1910Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
I wonder what made the name giver associate Henri Matisse with this rose! Maybe the exuberance of 'The Dance'.
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Ian… What a wonderful & unique rose. The brilliant color and design makes it rightly named for sure. Thanks for posting the other photograph, as well.
ReplyDeleteThis Rose was bred in France by the Delbard family and was released as part of their 'Painters Series'of brightly coloured roses
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