Henri Matisseby Jay Ghil

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Henri-Émile -Benoit Matisse was born on December 31, 1869 in the Picardy region of northern FranceStudied law and worked as a law clerkAt the age of 21, he became seriously

ill and when he recovered, he began to paint and discover his love for artQuits on law and starts his life-long

passion for art

La Danse(The Dance)

This art’s style is primitive art and uses a classic Fauvist colour palette. - It has intense warm colors against the cool blue- green background and the feeling of liberation from the dancing people

recognized as a “key point of Matisse’s career and development of modern painting

The Open Window1905

This is an example of a Fauvist style of painting that Matisse became famous for

The Open Window is a theme that keeps recurring throughout his long career

The Desert: Harmony in Red

1908

190Originally called Harmony in Blue, was not satisfied with blue because it did not provide sufficient contrast with green seen through the open windowOil on Canvas

Blue Nude II1952

Blue Nudes are a series of gouaches découpées - Finest work in any medium- After recovering from his illness, he stopped painting in favor of his paper cutouts

Gouaches Découpées

Beasts of the Sea1950

Example of Matisse’s final body of works known as the cutouts after his poor condition

Paper Collage on Canvas

How Matisse’s Work Affected the Society?

- Matisse showed the society many new ways of painting- As the leader of the “Fauves” he changed many ways of how people thought about fauvism

Bibliography

• "Henri Matisse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." "Henri Matisse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, Wikipedia, the free encyclopediathe free encyclopedia. 3 Dec. 2008 <. 3 Dec. 2008 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Matisse>. >.

• "Henri Matisse." ABC-CLIO: World History Modern: Entry Display. 3 Dec. 2008 <http://www.worldhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display.aspx?categoryid=22&entryid=423826&searchtext=henri+matisse&type=simple&option=all>.