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1.  Is Henri Matisse's 1947 print, Icarus, an example of Representational Art, Abstracted Art, or Non-Representational Art? 

2.  Describe the use of SHAPE in Henri Matisse's 1947 print, Icarus. Are the shapes organic or geometric? Which ones? Describe how the shapes interact, or "touch" each other. Are the edges of the shapes soft or hard? Do they bump, blend, or overlap?

3.  Which theme(s) best describe the content of Matisse's Icarus ?

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