Henri Matisse

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Henri Matisse was a pioneering French modernist painter and sculptor, best known for his bold use of color, expressive forms, and influential role in Fauvism.

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instanceOf Fauvist artist
draftsman
human
modern artist
painter
printmaker
sculptor
artisticPeriod Nice period
cut-out period
early Fauvist period
awardReceived Carnegie Prize
burialPlace Cimiez Monastery cemetery, Nice
causeOfDeath heart attack
child Marguerite Matisse
surface form: Jean Matisse

Marguerite Matisse
Pierre Matisse
countryOfCitizenship France
dateOfBirth 1869-12-31
dateOfDeath 1954-11-03
educatedAt Académie Julian
École des Beaux-Arts
surface form: École des Beaux-Arts (Paris)
ethnicGroup French
familyName Henri Matisse self-linksurface differs
surface form: Matisse
fieldOfWork collage
drawing
painting
printmaking
sculpture
fullName Henri Matisse self-linksurface differs
surface form: Henri Émile Benoît Matisse
genre figure painting
landscape painting
portrait painting
still life painting
givenName Henri
hasWorkInCollection Centre Pompidou
Hermitage Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum of Modern Art
surface form: Museum of Modern Art, New York

Musée Matisse, Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Musée Matisse
surface form: Musée Matisse, Nice

National Gallery of Art
surface form: National Gallery of Art, Washington

Tate Modern
influenced Contemporary color field painters
David Hockney
Ellsworth Kelly
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Mark Rothko
Modern abstract artists
Pablo Picasso
Richard Diebenkorn
influencedBy African art
Georges Seurat
Gustave Moreau
Islamic art
Paul Cézanne
Paul Signac
Vincent van Gogh
languageOfWorkOrName French
movement Fauvism
Modernism
movementRole leading figure of Fauvism
nativeLanguage French
notableFor bold use of color
decorative patterning
expressive forms
innovative cut-outs
large-scale mural commissions
major role in Fauvism
notableWork Blue Nude
Blue Nude
surface form: Blue Nudes series

Jazz
La Danse (1909–1910)
surface form: La Danse (1909)

La Danse (1909–1910)
La Danse (1909–1910)
surface form: La Danse (1910)

Music
Odalisque paintings
Portrait of Madame Matisse (The Green Line)
The Chapel of the Rosary at Vence designs
The Dance
The Dessert: Harmony in Red
The Joy of Life
The Open Window
The Red Room (Harmony in Red)
The Red Studio
The Snail
Woman Reading
Woman with a Hat
placeOfBirth France
Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Nord department
placeOfDeath Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
surface form: Alpes-Maritimes

France
Nice
residence Nice
Paris
Vence
sexOrGender male
signatureWorkType large decorative interiors
paper cut-outs
vibrant color harmonies
spouse Amélie Noellie Parayre
studiedUnder Gustave Moreau
workLocation Collioure
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
surface form: Côte d’Azur

New York (via exhibitions)
Nice
Paris
Tangier

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