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Henri Matisse Two Young Girls the Yellow Dress and the Tartan Dress (mk35) 1941
Deux jeunes filles la robe jaune et la robe ecossaise
Oil on canvas 61 x 50 cm
Musee National d'Art Moderne Centre Georges Pompidou Paris
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Henri Matisse Interior with an Etruscan Vase (mk35) 1940
Interieur au vase etrusque
Oil on canvas 73.6 x 108 cm
The Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland (OH)
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Henri Matisse Dancer Sitting in an Armchair (mk35) 1942
Danseuse assise dans un fauteuil
Oil on canvas 46 x 33 cm
Private collection
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Henri Matisse Dancer Sitting on a Table (mk35) 1942
Danseuse assise sur une table
Oil on canvas 46 x 33 cm
Private collection
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Henri Matisse Woman with a Veil (mk35) 1942
Femme a la voiette
Oil on canvas 55 x 46 cm
Private collection
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Henri Matisse The Rocaille Armchair (mk35) 1946
Le fauteuil rocaille
Oil on canvas 92 x 73 cm
Musee Matisse Nice
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Henri Matisse The Clown(Jazz) (mk35) 1943
Le clown Stencil
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Henri Matisse Shapes white Torso and Blue Torso(Jazz) (mk35) 1944
Formes Torse blanc et torse bleu
Stencil
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Henri Matisse Icarus (Jazz) (mk35) 1943 Stencil
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Henri Matisse The Circus (Jazz) (mk35) 1943
Le cirque
Stencil
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Henri Matisse The Sword-swallower (Jazz) (mk35) 1943-1946
L'avaleur de sabres (Jazz)
Stencil
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Henri Matisse The Burial of Pierrot (Jazz) (mk35) 1943
L'enterrement de Pierrot
Stencil
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Henri Matisse Portrait of Lydia Delectorskaya (mk35) 1947
Portrait de Lydia Delectorskaya
Oil on canvas 64.3 x 49.7 cm
Hermitage st Petersburg
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Henri Matisse Black Fern (mk35) 1948
La fougere noire
Oil on canvas 116 x 89 cm
Collection Beyelet Basle
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Henri Matisse Family Portrait mk65
1911
Oil on canvas
56x76"
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Henri Matisse The Conversation mk65
1909
Oil on canvas
69 1/2 x85 1/2"
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Henri Matisse The Egyptian Curtain (mk35) 1948
Interieur au rideau egyptien
Oil on canvas 116.2 x 88.9 cm
The Phillips Collection Washington (D C)
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Henri Matisse Large Red Interior (mk35) 1948
Grand Interieur rouge
Oil on canvas 146 x 97 cm
Musee National d'Art Moderne Centre Georges Pompidou Paris
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Henri Matisse The Pineapple (mk35) 1948
L'ananas
Oil on canvas 116 x 89 cm
Collection Alex Hillman Family Foundation
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Henri Matisse The Silence Living in Houses (mk35) 1947
Le silence habite des maisons
Oil on canvas 61 x 50 cm
Private collection
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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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