Henri Matisse (1869—1954) was one of the great modernists of 20th-century European painting.
Henri Matisse Summary
- Discovered Impressionism and Vincent van Gogh in 1896 through John Russell
- Led the Fauvism movement (1904-1908) within which he produced Luxe, Calme et Volupté
- Met Picasso in 1906, an artist with whom he is often compared
- Gertrude Stein and her friends Claribel and Etta Cone became major owners of his paintings
- During the Nazi occupation of France, because of his eminence, he was still allowed to work
- In his last years begins painting on paper cut-outs (decoupage)
Henri Matisse’s Famous Paintings
- Woman Reading (1895)
- Luxe, Calme et Volupté (1904
- Woman with a Hat (1905)
- Portrait of Madame Mattise (1905)
- The Open Window (1905)
- The Dessert: Harmony in Red (1908)
- La Danse (1909 & 1910)
- L’Atelier Rouge (1911)
- The Plum Blossoms (1948)
- Beasts of the Sea (1950)