The Open Window

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The Open Window is a renowned 1905 Fauvist painting by Henri Matisse, celebrated for its vivid colors and depiction of a sunlit view from a Collioure hotel room.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Fauvist painting
painting
artStyleCharacteristic emphasis on color over line
expressive brushwork
flattened pictorial space
collection National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
countryOfOrigin France
creator Henri Matisse
creatorNationality French
depicts Mediterranean light
boats in harbor
flower pots on a windowsill
open window
sunlit seaside view
view of Collioure harbor
exhibitedAt Salon d'Automne
genre landscape painting
hasArtHistoricalContext pre-World War I European avant-garde
hasArtHistoricalPeriod early 20th century art
hasArtMarketStatus museum collection, not privately owned
hasCulturalSignificance key work in Matisse’s transition to full Fauvism
hasDimensionType vertical format
hasInfluenced modern colorist painting
hasMedium oil paint
hasMotive window motif in modern art
hasSubject interior and exterior space
seaside town of Collioure
hasSupport canvas
hasTitleInEnglish The Open Window
hasTitleInFrench La Fenêtre ouverte
hasVisualCharacteristic framing of the harbor view by the window
patch-like application of color
strong contrast between interior and exterior
inception 1905
inspiredBy view from a hotel room in Collioure
location National Gallery of Art
madeIn Collioure
movement Fauvism
notableFor innovative use of pure color
seminal role in the development of Fauvism
partOf early Fauvist works of Henri Matisse
relatedWorkByCreator Luxe, Calme et Volupté
Woman with a Hat
usesColor non-naturalistic colors
vivid colors

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