Tag: Matisse

Bouquet (1916-1917)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Bouquet 1916–1917 Oil on canvas, 139.7 x 102.24 cm San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego Matisse came to painting later in life than his precocious rival Picasso and was introduced to Impressionism by the late works of…

La Fenêtre (1916)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) La Fenêtre (The Window) 1916 Oil on canvas, 146.1 × 116.8 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit

La Musique (1939)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) La Musique (Music) 1939 Oil on canvas, 115.25 x 115.25 cm Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo Music was a constant part of Henri Matisse’s life and an endless source of enjoyment and inspiration. He played the violin daily,…

Le petit déjeuner (1920)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Le petit déjeuner (Breakfast) 1920 Oil on canvas, 64.1 x 73.8 cm Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia The artist’s model Antoinette Arnoud twists in her chair and glances from her book, lost in melancholic thoughts or daydreams. Similar images…

Nu bleu IV (1952)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Nu bleu IV (Blue Nude IV) 1952 Blue gouache and charcoal on paper, 103 x 76 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Blue gouache and charcoal sketch on Canson paper cut out, assembled and glued directly onto white Canson…

Musée des Beaux-Arts (Dijon)

Founded: 1787 Address: Palais des ducs et des Etats de Bourgogne, Pl. de la Sainte-Chapelle, 21000 Dijon, France Website: https://beaux-arts.dijon.fr/ Collection: • Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863): Le Christ à la colonne (1852) • Manet, Édouard (1832-1883): Copie de l’Autoportrait du Tintoret (1854) •…

Fête des fleurs (1923)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Fête des fleurs (Festival of Flowers, Nice) 1923 Oil on canvas, 65.5 x 92.7 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland While living in Nice after World War I, Matisse adopted a more relaxed style saturated with the warm…