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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:: 58076 Tree of Life
mk260 1949 paper-cut jigsaw years 515 x 252 cm
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Painting ID:: 58077 Blue nude
mk260 1952 paper-cut jigsaw years 116.2 x 88.9 cm
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Painting ID:: 58078 Blue nude
mk260 1952 paper-cut jigsaw years 116.2 x 88.9 cm
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Painting ID:: 58079 Venus
mk260 1952 paper-cut jigsaw years 101.2 x 76.5 cm
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Painting ID:: 58080 Blue nude
mk260 1952 paper-cut jigsaw years 106 x 78 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: | Emma Brownlow King | Harald Torsslow | Gustavus Hesselius | william henry hunt,o.w.s | Henry Wyatt |
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