Henri Matisse
Quick Facts
One of the most significant artists of the early 20th century, a leader of the Fauvist movement, best known for his bright, colorful, expressive style of painting and his large paper cutouts, he was also a sculptor, printmaker, lawyer and a teacher.
Lived: 1869 - 1954
Born in: Le Cateau, France
Birthday and astrological sign: December 31, 1869, Capricorn
Nationality: French
Movement: Fauvism, Modernism
Died: November 3, 1954, Age 84, cancer
AKA: Henri Emile Benoit Matisse and Master of Color
Quote: I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have the light joyousness of springtime which never lets anyone suspect the labors it has cost me.
Fun Facts: He wanted to be a lawyer -- until he discovered that he was an artist, he was internationally known during his life time, and he created paper cutout artwork in bed up until the day he died.
See Also: Artists, Biographies, Famous Artists
Prints and Posters
The largest selection of Matisse art prints at the lowest prices. It's easy to frame or mount your prints online with a wide variety of high quality frames, mats, and glass. Custom mounting also available.
Henri Matisse
Biography with several images from the WebMuseum, Paris.
Henri Matisse and the Fauves
In-depth study of Fauvism, an early modernist art movement in France.
Henri Matisse Biography
Brief biography from Artelino.
Henri Matisse
Text from "The Shock of the New", by Robert Hughes at the Artchive.
Henri Matisse
Biography from the Guggenheim Museum.
Henri Matisse
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, includes a brief biography and a list of important works.
Artist Profile: Henri Matisse
Profile of the 20th century French Fauvist painter, his life and work.
Matisse and Picasso
An Emmy-nominated HDTV documentary that combines spectacular photography of rarely-seen paintings and sculpture with archival film footage and photographs of these two masters.
Henri Matisse Obituary
Read the artists obituary, from the New York TImes Learning Network.
Henri and Pierre Matisse
Father and son biography.
Henri Matisse
A large image archive from Olga's Gallery, includes a biography.
Matisse
A collection of several nice images, each with brief information and a biography from CGFA.
Henri Matisse
Images of his drawings, paintings and cutouts, each image includes a brief description, from ArtLoft.
Matisse
Small collection of small images and some brief information, from Loggia.
Artcyclopedia - Henri Matisse
Lists museums where work can be viewed online, also links to other related material.
Matisse, Henri
Nice collection from USC, each image includes enlargements and information.
