From Fauve colors to Cubist compositions, studio-assisted cut-outs and numerous naked women, few artists have shaped our idea of modernism as much as Henri ... art. Ill health plagued Matisse ...

Henri Matisse was born in 1869 and became one of art history’s most famous figures. His masterpieces, from early Fauvist works through to his cut-outs period which he viewed as “cutting into ...

The Des Moines Art Center has plenty of interesting works ... the Atlantic to Switzerland before returning to Des Moines. Henri Matisse, the French artist known for his use of vibrant colors ...