| The Snail | |
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| Artist | Henri Matisse |
| Year | 1953 |
| Type | Gouache on paper |
| Dimensions | 287 cm × 288 cm (112+3⁄4° in × 108 in) |
| Location | Tate Modern, London |
The Snail (L'escargot) is a collage by Henri Matisse. The work was created from summer 1952 to early 1953. It is pigmented with gouache on paper, cut and pasted onto a base layer of white paper measuring 9'43⁄4" × 9' 5" (287 × 288 cm). The piece is in the Tate Modern collection in London.[1]
- ^ Henri Matisse, The Snail 1953, Tate Gallery, retrieved August 5, 2012]