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Matisse
Bathers by a RiverMarch 1909-10, May – November 1913 and
Summer 1916-17
Influences
Pablo Picasso1910
Daniel Henry Kahnweiler
Gino Severini1913
Festival in Monmarte
Juan GrisAbstraction (guitar and
Glass), 1913
Matisse1894 - 1909
Henri Matisse is a french artist bornin 1869. His father was a grain merchant andhis mother a hat maker and china painter. Hisinterest in art did not come into play untilafter he attended law school in 1887 thenworked as a clerk in a law firm until 1889.
His mother brought him some art supplies during a period of convalescence following an appendicitis attack. He discovered a“kind of paradise” and decided to attendart school. He father was not in favor of this but then relented.
1891 – Matisse studies art in Paris, first with two well known artist/teachers and thenfinally at Ecole des Beaux Arts where he earns a reputation as the rebellious member ofthe class
The Maid, 1896
The Study of Gustav Moreau, 1894-95
1905 – Matisse and other Fauve artists (wild ones) exhibit in a room at the Salon d’ AntomereBy this time his work demonstrates an interest in primitive art – he gets attacks on his works. In 1906 he meets Picasso and they become great friends and rivals.
Self-portrait 1900
The green line, 1905 Pastoral 1905
Blue Nude 1905
Henri Matisse1906*The Geranium
Goldfish1910
Dance II 1910
Dance I 1910
The Casbah Door 1912
Matisse1913 - 1917
Moroccans 1916
The Piano Lesson 1916
Goldfish 1914-15
Bathers on the River
1916
Henri Matisse1916-1917*Loretta with Cup of Coffee
Matisse divides his time between the south of France and Paris from 1920’s through 1939. He paints, sculpts and designs stage sets and costumes for the ballet. He establishes newrelationships with two new American art collectors which bring him new commissions.By 1930 his work shows bolder simplification.
The Moorish floor 1921
Nude lying on her back 1927Large reclining nude 1935
1952
La Perruche Et La Sirene
Matisse in 1951working on the Chapelle du Rosaire
For more information and lots of images of Matisse’s work visit:
http://www.henri-matisse.net/