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Probably because he thought of Icarus, who lost the wings his father had made for him, and fell into the sea.

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It is actually not a painting but a paper cut-out he made in 1947.

It is a simple figure which may make us think of the Greek myth about Icarus and Daedalus.

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Q: What is Henri Matisse's painting of Icarus about?
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