Henri Matisse Henri Matisse was born in 1869 in a small town near the northern border of France. Trained as a lawyer‚ while he was in his twenties he abandoned the law in order to paint. His vividly painted works‚ along with his paper cut-outs‚ have earned him a prominent place in art history. Matisse developed his own innovative techniques like: contrasting colours‚ simplifying forms‚ impasto and scraping. His method produced paintings of pure colours and the white of exposed canvas to create a
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Henri Matisse [pic] Woman Reading‚ 1894‚ the Cone collection of the Museum of Modern Art‚ Paris Henri-Émile-Benoît 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.[1] 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
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Henri Matisse Henri Matisse was born December 31st‚ 1869 to two storeowners‚ Emile and Heloise Matisse. His father wanted him to be a lawyer‚ so later on in life he could takeover the family business. They sent him to Henri Martin Grammar School where he studied to be a lawyer. There was a hint of artist in Henri because while working as a lawyer’s assistant he took up a drawing course (Essers 7). It was for curtain design but it seemed to be destiny for a lawyer’s assistant to take up such a
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Art History Henri Matisse: Goldfish Henri Emoile Matisse‚ born in 1869‚ is regarded as one of the "great formative figures in 20th-century art"‚ as well as the leader of the Fauve group. Fauvism is defined as "an early-20th-century movement in painting begun by a group of French artists and marked by the use of bold‚ often distorted forms and vivid colors." Matisse was associated with this group due to his use of vivid colors‚ as well as his unusual style of presenting objects. Many critics
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Some would describe modernism to be the rejection of convention in the modern period. Henri Matisse is an artist who worked through the modern period and his work exemplifies the characteristics that apply to the attempted definitions of modernism and modernity. ‘To pick out a work of art as exemplifying modernism is to see it as belonging to a special category within the western culture of the modern period’ (1) So what is it that defines certain works of art and that places them in this category
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The art and influence of French artist Henri Matisse is greater than anything I could ever even begin to write. As one of the most important artists of the twentieth century‚ the works of Matisse are recognized around the world and across time for their colorful imagery and modern flair. In fact‚ he helped to build and shape the modern art movement of the early 1900’s. Matisse is arguably most well known for his Fauvism‚ impressionism‚ and use of bright colors. But it is only when one digs deeper
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traditional art exhibitions‚ but later it was to become very fashionable. One of these visitors was the critic Louis Vauxcelles‚ who‚ because of the violence of their works‚ dubbed the painters "Les Fauves" (Wild Beasts). The leader of the group was Henri Matisse. Not to be confused with parallel art movements such as Post-Impressionism‚ German Expressionism‚ Cubism and Futurism‚ the salient tenets that engender Fauvism are the construction of space with bright color‚ vigorous brushwork‚ planar configurations
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Henri Matisse: King of the Fauves "The remarkable career of Henri Matisse‚ one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century‚ whose stylistic innovations (along with those of Pablo) fundamentally altered the course of modern art and affected the art of several generations of younger painters‚ spanned almost six and a half decades. His vast oeuvre encompassed painting‚ drawing‚ sculpture‚ graphic arts (as diverse as etchings‚ linocuts‚ lithographs‚ and aquatints)‚ paper cutouts‚ and book
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Henri Matisse During this semester we have discussed numerous interesting artist with all sort of artistic styles and views. I have viewed so many different artist works‚ painting‚ sculptures‚ objects‚ etc.‚ but this one particular oil painting by Henri Matisse really stuck out to me like a sore thumb. The name of the painting is Le bonheur de vivre (The Joy of Life) 1905-1906. This painting was significant to me because Matisse’s view of women and the message that motivated him was clearly
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Henri Matisse had a remarkable career and is widely regarded as the greatest colorist of the 20th century and as a rival to Pablo Picasso in the importance of his artist contributions. Henri Matisse’s La Musique was painted in 1939 and measures 45 3/8 x 45 3/8 inches. He inscribed this beautiful painting in the lower right corner with his name and year it was finished. This painting harmoniously depicts two women seated on brightly patterned cushions on the patio playing music. He used color as
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