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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:: 58101 Violinist window
mk260 1924 years charcoal paper 62.9 x 47.3 cm
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Painting ID:: 58102 Screen
mk260 1924 years charcoal paper 40 x 50.2 cm
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Painting ID:: 58103 Still Life
mk260 1924 years charcoal paper 27.3 x 45.1 cm
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Painting ID:: 58104 Odalisque
mk260 1924 years engraving 48.3 x 32 cm
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Painting ID:: 58105 Nude sitting
mk260 1925 years engraving 56 x 45.6 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: | Anton van den Wyngaerde | Juan Sanchez Cotan | Umberto Boccioni | Girolamo Macchietti | Henri Gervex |
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