Matisse was born in a small cottage in 1869‚ he was his parents first born child. His father was traditional and stern whereas his mother was kind hearted and loving. In addition to having a compassionate soul‚ Henri’s mother ran a section of her husband’s shop that sold house paints. Anna‚ his mother‚ loved everything Henri did. Throughout his life‚ he spoke very highly of his mother‚ after all‚ she is responsible for Henri’s discovery of art. In 1887 Henri went to school to study Law in Paris‚
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Henri Matisse is a French artist who had a six-decade career in being an artist. His artworks were traditional‚ however; his usage of different exaggerated emotion and brilliant colours made him an artist who became very influential in the 20th century. Matisse born and raised in France‚ as his family worked in the grain business. When Matisse was around his 20’s or so‚ he had taken up working as a legal clerk‚ and after that he had studied for a law degree. He then began working in a law office
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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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as "The Green Stripe" and "Harmony in Red" by Henri Matisse were given bad critiques. They were mostly objected to the different use of color in the paintings‚ and many did not understand his work. The use of color was used to show his emotional expression. Henri Matisse was born in Northern France in 1869. During his youth‚ he had no interest in art. His father had high hopes for him to become a lawyer or work at a store when he got older. When Henri became twenty years old‚ he was recovering from
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famous artists of the 20th century. His name was Henri Matisse. In 1887‚ Matisse went to Paris to study law and after gaining his certification‚ became a court administrator. However‚ in 1889 he began to discover “a kind of paradise” as he first began to paint with art supplies that his mother gave him during his recovery from suffering an appendicitis attack. It was during this time that Matisse decided that he wanted to be an artist. Matisse was an artist that was mostly known for his brilliant
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The Back IV by Henri Matisse Henri Matisse was a French artist born December 31st 1869. He is known for his use of colour. He was a draughtsman‚ printmaker‚ and sculptor‚ but is known primarily as a painter. He painted during the period of expressionism and was considered a fauve. Matisse was also an accomplished sculptor whose radical style left lasting mark on modern art history. Although he pursued sculpture since his early years as an independent form of expression‚ he frequently used it to
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Henri Matisse: “The Window”‚ France 1916 Matisse is considered one of the most influential painters of the 20th century‚ and one of the leading Modernists. Known for his use of vibrant colors and simple forms‚ Matisse helped to usher in a new approach to art. He believed that the artist must be guided by instinct and intuition. Although he began his craft later in life than most artists‚ Matisse continued to create and innovate well into his eighties. The Window‚ 1916‚ is a very pretty piece
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broke away from the previous representations of the human body and learned to use contrapposto‚ or counterpoise‚ to portray the people in a more natural way‚ revealing an individual’s character through the work. The Bronze Statuette of a Veiled and Masked Dance is a Hellenistic sculpture currently located at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It was made between the third and second century B.C. in Alexandria‚ Egypt‚ and displays the skill of an unknown sculptor who portrays a female citizen
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Porte- fenêtre à Collioure also known as Fenêtre ouverte is a painting by Henri Matisse. The work was painted in 1914 and Matisse kept the painting until his death. He died in 1954 but the Porte- fenêtre à Collioure was first exhibited in 1966. Matisse painted numerous of paintings of the theme of the window at Collioure. Without looking at the title of the painting it is hard to identify the elements in the painting. This is probably Matisse’s one of the most abstract painting. Unlike his other
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Henri Matisse "If my story were ever to be written truthfully from start to finish‚ it would amaze everyone." Henri Matisse I was born at eight o’clock in the evening on the last night of the year‚ 31 December 1869. I was a French artist‚ known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. I was a draughtsman‚ printmaker‚ and sculptor‚ but is known primarily as a painter. My sources were French medieval poetry. Although I was initially labelled a Fauve (wild beast)
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