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People 8 Inspirational Quotes by Henri Matisse on His Birthday Matisse on painting, working, and turning into a goldfish. Henri Matisse. biography.com.
Henri Matisse, Still life with green marble table (Nature morte à la table de marbre vert) 1941. Oil on canvas, 46 x 38.5 cm. Centre Pompidou, Paris, MNAM-CCI, purchased 1945 AM 2591 P ...
A battle with cancer in the 1940s left artist Henri Matisse confined to a wheelchair. Poor health prevented him from painting, but didn’t stop him from creating art. Instead of using a ...
Facing a creative slump, Henri Matisse was transformed by a challenging commission. It changed the course of his life – and art history – forever, writes Diane Bernard.
Henri Matisse’s (1869–1954) final years were full of turmoil. Following a separation from his wife and the outbreak of World War II, the French artist was diagn ...
Slowly, Matisse’s whole approach to art began to change. “Studio, Quai Saint-Michel” was the last in a series of four canvases depicting Matisse’s studio overlooking the Seine.
Henri Matisse, Odalisque with red culottes (Odalisque à la culotte rouge) 1921. Oil on canvas, 65.3 x 92.3 x 2.5 cm. Centre Pompidou, Paris, MNAM-CCI, purchased by the state, 1922 LUX.0.85 P ...
I saw work by Henri Matisse (1869-1954) for the first time when I was seven. It was a tapestry, Polynesia, newly acquired for the collection of the Art Gallery of NSW. I wondered at the simplicity of ...