Henri Matisse

About Henri Matisse

Henri Matisse (31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French artist, known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter.

Henri Matisse (31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French artist, known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter. Matisse is regarded, along with Picasso and Marcel Duchamp, as one of the three seminal artists of the 20th century, responsible for significant developments in painting and sculpture. Although he was initially labelled a Fauve (wild beast), by the 1920s he was increasingly hailed as an upholder of the classical tradition in French painting. His mastery of the expressive language of colour and drawing, displayed in a body of work spanning over a half-century, won him recognition as a leading figure in modern art.

Art Fair Career Timeline

Works in Museum Collections

Stilleven. Interieur in Venetiaans rood [dut] -

1946

Europeana

Oceanië : de zee [dut] -

Europeana

Woman Leaning On Her Elbow

1925

Harvard Art Museums

Two Sketches of a Nude Girl Playing a Flute

c. 1905-1906

Harvard Art Museums

Seated Nude

1903

Harvard Art Museums

Collection data via The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harvard Art Museums (CC BY), and Europeana

Podcasts featuring Henri Matisse

Augenblicke für die Ewigkeit

30 Minuten Kunst

Henri Matisse | Goldfish

Who Arted: Weekly Art History for All Ages

La véritable histoire de Henri Matisse à Nice

Historiquement vôtre - Stéphane Bern

Henri Matisse, couleurs sonores 4/4 : Episode 4 - Henri Matisse, redécouverte

Grand Canal

Henri Matisse

Who Arted: Weekly Art History for All Ages

Henri Matisse - The Dessert: Harmony in Red (Encore)

Who Arted: Weekly Art History for All Ages

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