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Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (French: [ɑ̃ʁi emil bənwa matis]; 31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship.
In the early 1900s, Matisse established himself as a leader of the Fauvism art movement. [1] Fauvism emphasised a strong use of color and painterly qualities, as opposed to realistic representations found in Impressionist art. In 1912, Matisse visited Tangier, Morocco, where he noted how the locals would be fascinated by goldfish swimming in ...
University of Michigan Museum of Art [13] Head of a Man, Flowered Background: Tête d'homme, fond fleuri: 1914 Etching on paper 24.4 x 19.4 cm Ann Arbor University of Michigan Museum of Art [14] Irene - Face: Irène - Masque: 1914 Etching on chine collé 8.25 cm x 5.72 cm Ann Arbor University of Michigan Museum of Art [15]
Henri Matisse painted "Woman in White" in 1946. For now, the vibrant painting is one road, stopping stateside and then overseas. Get to know one of Henri Matisse's famous paintings at the Des ...
In March 1909, Matisse painted a preliminary version of this work, known as Dance (I). [3] It was a compositional study and uses paler colors and less detail. [4] The painting was highly regarded by the artist who once called it "the overpowering climax of luminosity"; it is also featured in the background of Matisse's Nasturtiums with the Painting "Dance I", (1912).
The Chapelle du Rosaire de Vence (Chapel of the Rosary), often referred to as the Matisse Chapel or the Vence Chapel, is a small Catholic chapel located in the town of Vence on the French Riviera. It was dedicated to the Dominican Order. [1] The church was built and decorated between 1947 and 1951 under a plan devised by the artist Henri ...
Bathers with a Turtle by Henri Matisse in 1907-1908 Henri Matisse. The painting reworks elements from Matisse's 1897 work The Desert. [1] While that work was in an Impressionist style, the intense colors of the later painting are more consistent with Fauvism. The red of the room contrasts with the dark green of the landscape depicted outside ...
The Green Stripe (also known as The Green Line or Madame Matisse) is an oil painting from 1905 by French artist Henri Matisse of his wife, Amélie Noellie Matisse-Parayre. The title stems from the vertical green stripe down the middle of Madame Matisse's face, an artistic decision consistent with the techniques and values of Fauvism.