Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Henri Matisse





Henri Matisse

Henri Matisse (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi matis]; 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 commonly regarded, along with Picasso and Marcel Duchamp, as one of the three artists who helped to define the revolutionary developments in the plastic arts in the opening decades of 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.

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Henri Matisse. The Circus.





Henri Matisse Art Gallery
The Circus. 1947.

Henri Matisse Art: The Blue Window.





Henri Matisse Art Gallery
The Blue Window. 1912.

Henri Matisse. The Piano Lesson.





Henri Matisse Art Gallery
The Piano Lesson. 1916.

Henri Matisse. The Ballet Dancer, Harmony in Grey.





Henri Matisse Art Gallery
The Ballet Dancer, Harmony in Grey. 1927.

Henri Matisse. The Algerian Woman.





Henri Matisse Art Gallery
The Algerian Woman. 1909.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Henri Matisse. Studio, Quay of Saint-Michel.





Henri Matisse Art Gallery
Studio, Quay of Saint-Michel. 1916.

Henri Matisse Art: Studio under the Eaves.





Henri Matisse Art Gallery
Studio under the Eaves. 1903.

Henri Matisse Art: Still Life with Vase, Bottle and Fruit.





Henri Matisse Art Gallery
Still Life with Vase, Bottle and Fruit.

Henri Matisse. Still Life with Oranges.





Henri Matisse Art Gallery
Still Life with Oranges. 1913.

Henri Matisse. Spanish Still Life Seville II.





Henri Matisse Art Gallery
Spanish Still Life Seville II. 1911.