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Henri Matisse French Fauvist Painter and Sculptor, 1869-1954
Henri Matisse is considered the most important French artist of the 20th century and, along with Pablo Picasso, one of the most influential modernist painters of the last century. Matisse began studying drawing and painting in the 1890s. A student of the masters of Post-Impressionism, Matisse later made a reputation for himself as the leader of a group of painters known as Les Fauves. An ironic label given to them by a critic, the name reflected Matisse's aggressive strokes and bold use of primary colors. In 1905 Matisse gained sudden fame with three paintings, including Woman with the Hat, purchased by the wealthy American ex-patriot Gertrude Stein. Beyond painting, he worked with lithographs and sculpture, and during World War II he did a series of book designs. Later in his career he experimented with paper cutouts and designed decorations for the Dominican chapel in Vence, France. Along with Picasso,
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Painting ID:: 24885 The Lorrain Chair (Chair with Peaches) (mk35)
1919
La chaise aux peches
Oil on canvas 130 x 89 cm
Private collection
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Painting ID:: 24887 Young Girl in a Green Dress (mk35)
1921
Jeune fille a la robe verte
Oil on canvas 65 x 55 cm
Private collection
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Painting ID:: 24888 The Moorish Screen (mk35)
1921-1922
Le paravent mauresaue (Jeunes filles au paravent mauresque)
Oil on canvas 90.8 x 74.3 cm
Philadelphia Museum of Art Philadelphia (PA)
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Painting ID:: 24889 Semi-nude Woman Standing (mk35)
1923-1924
Femme a demi-nue debout
Charcoal and smudging 47.6 x 31.5 cm
Musee National d'Art Moderne Centre Georges Pompidou Paris
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Painting ID:: 24890 Nude Spanish Carpet (mk35)
1919
Nu tapis espagnol
Oil on canvas 65 x 54 cm
Private collection
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Henri Matisse
French Fauvist Painter and Sculptor, 1869-1954
Henri Matisse is considered the most important French artist of the 20th century and, along with Pablo Picasso, one of the most influential modernist painters of the last century. Matisse began studying drawing and painting in the 1890s. A student of the masters of Post-Impressionism, Matisse later made a reputation for himself as the leader of a group of painters known as Les Fauves. An ironic label given to them by a critic, the name reflected Matisse's aggressive strokes and bold use of primary colors. In 1905 Matisse gained sudden fame with three paintings, including Woman with the Hat, purchased by the wealthy American ex-patriot Gertrude Stein. Beyond painting, he worked with lithographs and sculpture, and during World War II he did a series of book designs. Later in his career he experimented with paper cutouts and designed decorations for the Dominican chapel in Vence, France. Along with Picasso,
. Related Artists to Henri Matisse: | Adolf Bohm | Hennessy, William John | Jules-Adolphe Goupil | Anna Nordgren | Agnolo Bronzino |
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