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'''Henri Matisse''' (Le Cateau-Cambresis 1869 - Nice 1954) French [[Fauvism|Fauvist]] [[painter]] and [[sculptor]].  
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[[File:Matisse, The Gulf of Saint-Tropez, 1904.jpg|thumb|The Gulf of Saint-Tropez, 1904 (Pointillism).]]  
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'''Henri Matisse''' (Le Cateau-Cambresis 1869 - Nice 1954) French [[Fauvism|Fauvist]] [[painter]] and [[sculptor]]. Matisse and [[Renoir]] were friends with a common bond; they loved color, beauty, and painting. [http://newlife.com/renoir-and-matisse] He also had the influence of  [[Edouard Manet]], [[Paul Gauguin]], [[Paul Cezanne]] and [[Vincent Van Gogh]]. Matisse was an influential figure of the 20th century, he had a great impact on future movements of the time, and on artists like [[Jackson Pollock]] and [[Georgia O'Keeffe]].
  
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Matisse made copies of many paintings in the [[Louvre]] to learn painting. He was more than just a Fauvist. He also experiment with other techniques like [[Cubism]] and [[Pointillism]].  
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Matisse made copies of many paintings in the [[Louvre]] to learn painting. He was more than just a Fauvist. He also experiment with other techniques like [[Cubism]] and [[Pointillism]]. In his old age, he worked with painted paper and scissors, making collages.  
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In his old age, he worked with painted paper and scissors, making collages.  
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[[File:Henri Matisse The Window 1916.jpg|thumb|left|The Window, 1916.]]
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The leader of the "Fauves" was Matisse, who had arrived at the ''Fauve'' style after earlier experimenting with the various Post-Impressionist styles of Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, and Cézanne, and the Neo-Impressionism of Seurat, Cross, and Signac. These influences inspired him to reject traditional three-dimensional space and seek instead a new picture space defined by the movement of color planes. [http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/fauv/hd_fauv.htm] ''Fauvism'', one of the movements which appeared prior to [[Cubism]], began around 1900 and continued beyond 1910.  
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“In a letter Matisse described this picture: "Through the window of the drawing room one sees the green of the garden and a black tree trunk, a basket of forget-me-nots on the table, a garden chair and a rug." - [http://www.dia.org/object-info/141cdae5-636b-4e39-b4bd-ca44ea1638ba.aspx?position=18#sthash.lfbDQ0UO.dpuf] Estimated value of this painting: $60 million.
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''Matisse was composing paintings, not just painting things. Color was how he conceived and structured his image.'' [http://www.nga.gov/feature/artnation/fauve/window_2.shtm The National Gallery of Art.]
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Henri Matisse wrote ''Notes d´un peintre'' in 1908.
 
Henri Matisse wrote ''Notes d´un peintre'' in 1908.
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[[File:Henri Matisse The Window 1916.jpg|thumb|left|280px|The Window, 1916.]]
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The Window: In a letter Matisse described this picture: "Through the window of the drawing room one sees the green of the garden and a black tree trunk, a basket of forget-me-nots on the table, a garden chair and a rug." - [http://www.dia.org/object-info/141cdae5-636b-4e39-b4bd-ca44ea1638ba.aspx?position=18#sthash.lfbDQ0UO.dpuf] Estimated value of this painting: $60 million.
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[[File:Matisse, Still Life with Purro I, 1904.jpg|thumb|Still Life with Purro I, 1904 (a table and a water pitcher rendered in a style reminiscent of Paul Cézanne).]]
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== Petite Gallery ==   
 
== Petite Gallery ==   
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File:Matisse The Yellow Curtain.jpg|The Yellow Curtain
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Image:Matisse, Open Window, Collioure.jpg|Open Window, Collioure, 1905.
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Image:Matisse Large Red Interior.jpg|Large Red Interior
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Image:Matisse Red Fish and a Sculpture.jpg|Red Fish and a Sculpture, 1911.
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Image:Matisse Odalisque, Harmony in Red.jpg|Odalisque, Harmony in Red
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File:Matisse The Yellow Curtain.jpg|The Yellow Curtain, 1914-15.
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Image:Matisse Odalisque, Harmony in Red.jpg|Odalisque, Harmony in Red, 1926.
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Image:Matisse Large Red Interior.jpg|Large Red Interior, 1948.
 
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[[Image:Matisse Open Window.jpg|400px|Open Window]]
 
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At MOMA and the Hermitage
 
At MOMA and the Hermitage
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[[File:Matisse, Fruit and Coffeepot, 1898.jpg]]
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Fruit and Coffeepot, 1898 (Early painting).
 
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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[[File:Matisse Still Life with Geraniums.jpg|thumb|Still Life with Geraniums.]]
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[[File:Matisse, Joy of Life -Bonheur de Vivre, 1905.jpg|thumb|Joy of Life (Bonheur de Vivre), 1905.]]
 
*[[Painting Masterpieces]]
 
*[[Painting Masterpieces]]
 
*[[Painting Schools]]
 
*[[Painting Schools]]
 
*[[Raoul Dufy]]
 
*[[Raoul Dufy]]
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[[File:Matisse, The Spaniard, 1928.jpg|thumb|left|The Spaniard, 1928.]]
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[[File:Matisse Still Life with Geraniums.jpg|thumb|[[Still life|Still Life]] with Geraniums, 1910.]]
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[[File:Matisse, Annelies, White Tulips and Anemones, 1944.jpg|thumb|center|Annelies, White Tulips and Anemones, 1944.]]
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== External links ==
 
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*[http://www.henri-matisse.net/chronology.html Illustrated Chronology.]
 
*[http://www.henri-matisse.net/chronology.html Illustrated Chronology.]
 
*[http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2014/11/02/sem-germaine.html Henri Matisse.] In Spanish.  
 
*[http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2014/11/02/sem-germaine.html Henri Matisse.] In Spanish.  
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*[http://observer.com/2012/12/matisse-in-search-of-true-painting-at-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art/ ‘Matisse: In Search of True Painting’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.]
  
  
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Henri Matisse 1933.jpg
The Gulf of Saint-Tropez, 1904 (Pointillism).

Henri Matisse (Le Cateau-Cambresis 1869 - Nice 1954) French Fauvist painter and sculptor. Matisse and Renoir were friends with a common bond; they loved color, beauty, and painting. [1] He also had the influence of Edouard Manet, Paul Gauguin, Paul Cezanne and Vincent Van Gogh. Matisse was an influential figure of the 20th century, he had a great impact on future movements of the time, and on artists like Jackson Pollock and Georgia O'Keeffe.

Matisse made copies of many paintings in the Louvre to learn painting. He was more than just a Fauvist. He also experiment with other techniques like Cubism and Pointillism. In his old age, he worked with painted paper and scissors, making collages.

The leader of the "Fauves" was Matisse, who had arrived at the Fauve style after earlier experimenting with the various Post-Impressionist styles of Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, and Cézanne, and the Neo-Impressionism of Seurat, Cross, and Signac. These influences inspired him to reject traditional three-dimensional space and seek instead a new picture space defined by the movement of color planes. [2] Fauvism, one of the movements which appeared prior to Cubism, began around 1900 and continued beyond 1910.

Matisse was composing paintings, not just painting things. Color was how he conceived and structured his image. The National Gallery of Art.

Henri Matisse wrote Notes d´un peintre in 1908.


The Window, 1916.


The Window: In a letter Matisse described this picture: "Through the window of the drawing room one sees the green of the garden and a black tree trunk, a basket of forget-me-nots on the table, a garden chair and a rug." - [3] Estimated value of this painting: $60 million.



Still Life with Purro I, 1904 (a table and a water pitcher rendered in a style reminiscent of Paul Cézanne).

Petite Gallery

  • Open Window, Collioure, 1905.

  • Red Fish and a Sculpture, 1911.

  • The Yellow Curtain, 1914-15.

  • Odalisque, Harmony in Red, 1926.

  • Large Red Interior, 1948.


Open Window

Open Window, 1921.


  • La Danse (I), 1909.

  • La danse (second version), 1909-1910.

  • Music, 1910.

At MOMA and the Hermitage


Matisse, Fruit and Coffeepot, 1898.jpg

Fruit and Coffeepot, 1898 (Early painting).

See also

Joy of Life (Bonheur de Vivre), 1905.
The Spaniard, 1928.
Still Life with Geraniums, 1910.
Annelies, White Tulips and Anemones, 1944.

External links


Still life with Pitcher and Fruit, 1898 (Early painting).
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