That nine-panel mural was originally located in the dining room of the Hotel Regina in Nice and shows a starfish on either end of a frieze filled with acrobats and bathers.
Regarding the largest of these works, its artist remarked, "I have always adored the sea, and now that I can no longer go for a swim, I have surrounded myself with it." That nine-panel mural was originally located in the dining room of the Hotel Regina in Nice and shows a starfish on either end of a frieze filled with acrobats and bathers. Another work in this medium shows colorful rectangles forming a spiral shell and is called The Snail. These works were made with the help of Lydia Delectorskaya while their artist was confined to a wheelchair. Yellow sparks surround a black figure with a red dot on its chest in Icarus, one of these works that the artist included in the circus-themed book (*) Jazz. The Swimming Pool is the largest of these, while perhaps the most famous are a series of blue female figures on a white background. For 10 points, name these works that include Blue Nude and were created by Henri Matisse from colored paper pasted onto a canvas after being shaped with scissors.
Regarding the largest of these works, its artist remarked, "I have always adored the sea, and now that I can no longer go for a swim, I have surrounded myself with it."
Henri Matisse's cutouts [prompt on Matisse's paintings or collages