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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:: 58059 Students blue book
mk260 1945 Oil on canvas years 55.3 x 46.7 cm
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Painting ID:: 58060 Still life in front of a red background
mk260 1946 Oil on canvas years 92 x 65 cm
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Painting ID:: 58061 Nude in front of a red background
mk260 1947 Oil on canvas years 65 x 54.2 cm
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Painting ID:: 58062 Red background blue table
mk260 1947 Oil on canvas years 116 x 89 cm
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Painting ID:: 58063 There s still life pomegranate
mk260 1947 Oil on canvas years 80.5 x 60 cm
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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: | Adrien Dauzats | Aleksey Korin | Alfred Sacheverell Coke | Nils Hansteen | Willem van Nieulandt |
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