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Henri Matisse Tree of Life mk260 1949 paper-cut jigsaw years 515 x 252 cm
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Henri Matisse Blue nude mk260 1952 paper-cut jigsaw years 116.2 x 88.9 cm
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Henri Matisse Blue nude mk260 1952 paper-cut jigsaw years 116.2 x 88.9 cm
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Henri Matisse Venus mk260 1952 paper-cut jigsaw years 101.2 x 76.5 cm
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Henri Matisse Blue nude mk260 1952 paper-cut jigsaw years 106 x 78 cm
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Henri Matisse Christmas Eve mk260 1952 paper-cut jigsaw years 322.6 x 135.9 cm
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Henri Matisse Christmas Eve mk260 1952 paper-cut jigsaw years 322.5 x 139 cm
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Henri Matisse Large-scale map Group mk260 1953 paper-cut jigsaw years 353.6 x 997 cm
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Henri Matisse Flowers and fruit mk260 1953 paper-cut jigsaw years 410 x 870 cm
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Henri Matisse Snail mk260 1953 paper-cut jigsaw years 287 x 288 cm
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Henri Matisse Standing nude modeling mk260 1900 years charcoal paper 62.5 x 47.3 cm
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Henri Matisse Nude mk260 1900 years charcoal paper 27 x 22.2 cm
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Henri Matisse Standing nude mk260 1900 years charcoal paper 27 x 22 cm
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Henri Matisse sitting in the Nude mk260 1906 years pencil paper 74.3 x 54.6 cm
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Henri Matisse Nude mk260 1908 years pencil paper 30 x 21 cm
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Henri Matisse Apple s still life mk260 1916 years engraving 17.9 x 13 cm
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Henri Matisse The nude wearing bracelets mk260 1914 years engraving 17.9 x 12.2 cm
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Henri Matisse Still Life mk260 1916 years engraving 12.7 x 17.5 cm
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Henri Matisse Ladies sitting mk260 1919 years pencil paper 35.1 x 25.2 cm
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Henri Matisse Nude sitting mk260 1920 years pencil paper 38 x 28 cm
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Henri Matisse
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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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