{"title":"Sophie Matisse","description":"\u003cp\u003eSophie Matisse\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1965) is an American contemporary artist. Matisse initially gained notice for her series of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMissing Person\u003c\/i\u003e paintings, in which she appropriated and embellished upon, or subtracted from, recognizable works from art history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMedia coverage often mentions Matisse's family background, an art pedigree originating with her great-grandfather, the 20th century painter Henri Matisse. The London Sunday Telegraph newspaper in 2003 referred to Matisse as \"art royalty\",\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-s.m.net_PRESS_H\u0026amp;Q_1-0\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003ea term occasionally paraphrased when discussing Matisse and her artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"palladian","title":"Palladian","description":"\u003cp\u003eSophie Matisse's hand-painted chess board and pieces, conceived as a meditation on Palladian geometry and the languid elegance of Noël Coward's Jamaican sanctuary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach element, meticulously composed, speaks to the lineage of modernist colour and the timeless grammar of classical proportion. The board becomes a stage; the pieces, sculptural actors in an intimate theatre of strategy and contemplation. Commissioned by Purling, this one-off work arrives in its original presentation, cradled within a Perspex vitrine—a transparent threshold between the everyday and the extraordinary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccompanied by a hand-signed Certificate of Authenticity from the artist herself, a direct lineage to the great-grandfather whose vision continues to animate contemporary practice. A work for the collector who understands that true luxury resides in the singular, the considered, and the irreplaceable. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sophie Matisse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53264009167114,"sku":null,"price":6500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/2895\/9242\/files\/IMG_2618.jpg?v=1782485018"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/2895\/9242\/collections\/Image_02-04-2026_at_15.31.jpg?v=1782484947","url":"https:\/\/molasseshouse.com\/collections\/sophie-matisse.oembed","provider":"Molasses House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}