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French, 1869-1954

Whether working as a draftsman, a sculptor, a printmaker or a painter, Henri Matisse was a master of color. Although classically trained at the Académie Julian, in Paris, he quickly abandoned traditional techniques and genres to pioneer a style all his own, marked by quick, gestural strokes and fluid contours.

Along with fellow painter André Derain, Matisse was the leading proponent of Fauvism, a movement whose name is derived from the French word for "wild beast.” Marked by vibrant hues, Fauvist paintings like Matisse’s famous 1906 composition Le Bonheur de vivre use wild, active brushstrokes and a palette unconstrained by nature, resulting in women with purple skin and trees with orange leaves. Often, these compositions unite pure color with the white of exposed canvas to create a sense of transparency and light.

In addition to masterful landscapes and still lifes, Matisse loved to paint erotic subjects, particularly the female nude. Rejecting strict realism, he distilled the form into its essential parts and then translated these into voluptuous, rounded contours. With its striking colors and sculptural modeling of the figure, Odalisque couchée aux magnolias is among Matisse’s most famous works — and the most expensive work of his ever sold — depicting Henriette Darricarrère, his muse and favorite model for around seven years, lounging luxuriously in his Nice studio. In pictures like the lithograph Nu Bleu, he explored the expressive power of a body in motion by placing his figures in twisted or contorted poses, transforming their limbs into tangles of color and shape that push figure painting toward abstraction.

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Artist: Henri Matisse
Fleurs de Neige
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Fleurs de Neige Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26 cm. Plate signed. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. First, original edition. The work i...
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Femme Bleue
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Femme Bleue Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26 cm. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. First, original edition. The work is in Excellent cond...
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Femme Bleue
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Femme Bleue Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26 cm. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. First, original edition. The work is in Excellent cond...
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Lierre
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Lierre Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26 cm. Plate signed. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. First, original edition. The work is in Exce...
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Femme Bleue
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Femme Bleue Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26 cm. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. First, original edition. The work is in Excellent cond...
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Femme Bleue
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Femme Bleue Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26 cm. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. First, original edition. The work is in Excellent cond...
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Dance
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Dance Lithograph from 1939. Dimensions of work: 52 x 35 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. On the back there are two lithographs signed in plate. The prin...
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Baigneuse Dans Les Resaux
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Baigneuse Dans Les Resaux Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 52.5 x 35.5 cm. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. Each copy of this Lithograph was origin...
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L'Escargot
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - L'Escargot Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26 cm. Plate signed. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. First, original edition. The work is in ...
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Orientale à la croix trifoliée
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Lithograph on Arches Velin paper, Edition of 50 Paper size: 65 x 50.5 cms (25 1/2 x 19 7/8 ins) Image size: 54.3 x 45 cms (21 3/8 x 17 3/4 ins)
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Femme Bleue
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Femme Bleue Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26 cm. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. First, original edition. The work is in Excellent cond...
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Frontispiece
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Frontispiece Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26 cm. Plate signed. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. First, original edition. The work is i...
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Lierre en Fleur
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Lierre en Fleur Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26 cm. Plate signed. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. First, original edition. The work i...
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Bateau
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Bateau Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26 cm. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. First, original edition. The work is in Good condition. --...
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La Perruche et la Sirène
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - La Perruche et la Sirène Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 78 x 35.5 cm. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. Each copy of this...
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Henri Matisse - Fruits - Original Lithograph
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Henri Matisse - Fruits - Original Lithograph 1964 Dimensions: 30 x 20 cm Edition of 200 (one of the 200 on Vélin de Rives) Mourlot Press, 1964 Unsigned and unumbered as issued
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Marguerite III
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Lithograph on Arches Velin paper, Edition of 25 Paper size: 45 x 32 cms (17 5/8 x 12 5/8 ins) Image size: 30 x 22.8 cms (11 3/4 x 9 ins)
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Dedicace, from Poesies Antillaises
By Henri Matisse
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse Title: Dedicace Portfolio: Poesies Antillaises Medium: Lithograph Year: 1972 Edition: 250 Sheet Size: 14 7/8" x 11 1/8" Image...
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Femme Nu
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Femme Nu Photogravure from 1952. Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition. Fast and secure shipment.
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Jeune fille
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Jeune fille Photogravure from 1937. Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition. Fast and secure shi...
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Décoration - Masques
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Décoration - Masques Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 96.5 x 35.5 cm. Plate signed. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. Each copy of this Lithograph ...
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Jeune fille
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Jeune fille Photogravure from 1937. Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition. Fast and secure shi...
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La Piscine
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - La Piscine Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 103 x 35.5 cm. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. Each copy of this Lithograph was originally published w...
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Zulma
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Zulma Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26 cm. Plate signed. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. First, original edition. The work is in Excel...
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La Piscine
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Femmes et Singes Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 52.5 x 35.5 cm. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. Each copy of this Lithograph was originally publ...
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Tête penchée et Bocal de Poissons
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Etching on Chine appliqué on Arches Velin paper, Edition of 25 Paper size: 28.5 x 38 cms (11 1/4 x 15 ins) Plate size: 14.9 x 19.6 cms (5 7/8 x 7 5/8 ins)
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Acanthes
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Acanthes Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 52.5 x 35.5 cm. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. Each copy of this Lithograph was originally published wi...
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Décoration - Fruits
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Décoration - Fruits Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 78 x 35.5 cm. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. Each copy of this Lithograph was originally pu...
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Divagations
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Divagations Photogravure from 1937. Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. Text on the verso. The work is in Excellent condition. ...
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Femme Bleue
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Femme Bleue Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26 cm. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. First, original edition. The work is in Excellent cond...
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Femmes et Singes
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Femmes et Singes Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 52.5 x 35.5 cm. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. Each copy of this Lithograph was originally publ...
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Nuit de Noël
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Nuit de Noël Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26 cm. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. First, original edition. The work is in Excellent con...
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Acrobates
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Acrobates Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26 cm. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. First, original edition. The work is in Excellent condit...
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Femme
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Femme Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26 cm. Plate signed. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. First, original edition. The work is in Excel...
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La Négresse
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - La Négresse Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 52.5 x 35.5 cm. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. Each copy of this Lithograph was originally published...
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Coquelicots
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Coquelicots Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 52.5 x 35.5 cm. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. Each copy of this Lithograph was originally published...
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Femme Bleue
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Femme Bleue Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26 cm. Plate signed. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. On the verso there is another Lithograph...
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Femme Bleue
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Femme Bleue Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26 cm. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. First, original edition. The work is in Excellent cond...
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Souvenir d'Océanie
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Souvenir d'Océanie Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26 cm. Plate signed. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. First, original edition. The wor...
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Lied Dement, from Poesies Antillaises
By Henri Matisse
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse Title: Lied Dement Portfolio: Poesies Antillaises Medium: Lithograph Year: 1972 Edition: 250 Sheet Size: 14 7/8" x 11 1/8" Image Size: 14 7/8" x 11 1/8" Signatu...
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Vigne
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Vigne Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26 cm. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. First, original edition. The work is in Excellent condition.
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Poissons Chinois
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Poissons Chinois Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26 cm. Plate signed. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. First, original edition. The work ...
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Rosace
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Rosace Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26 cm. Plate signed. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. First, original edition. The work is in Exce...
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La Femme
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - La Femme Lithograph from 1939. Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition. Fast and secure shipment.
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Appolon
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Appolon Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 52.5 x 35.5 cm. Plate signed. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. Each copy of this Lithograph was originall...
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La Petite Ile, from Poesies Antillaises
By Henri Matisse
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse Title: La Petite Ile Portfolio: Poesies Antillaises Medium: Lithograph Year: 1972 Edition: 250 Sheet Size: 14 7/8" x 11 1/8" Image Size: 14 7/8" x 11 1/8" Signa...
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Hier, de tes Doights d'Or Pale, from Poesies Antillaises
By Henri Matisse
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse Title: Hier, de tes Doights d'Or Pale Portfolio: Poesies Antillaises Medium: Lithograph Year: 1972 Edition Size: 250 Sheet Size: 14 7/8" x 11 1/8" Image Size: 1...
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Eglise des Bois, from Poesies Antillaises
By Henri Matisse
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse Title: Eglise des Bois Portfolio: Poesies Antillaises Medium: Lithograph Year: 1972 Edition: 250 Sheet Size: 14 7/8" x 11 1/8" Image Size: 14 7/8" x 11 1/8" Sig...
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Dans la Chaleur et la Silence, from Poesies Antillaises
By Henri Matisse
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse Title: Dans la Chaleur et la Silence Portfolio: Poesies Antillaises Medium: Lithograph Year: 1972 Edition: 250 Sheet Size: 14 7/8" x 11 1/8" Image SIze: 14 7/8"...
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Femme Bleue
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Femme Bleue Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26 cm. Plate signed. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. On the verso there is another Lithograph...
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Florentine
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Linocut on Daragnès paper, Edition of 25 Paper size: 52 x 33 cms (20 1/2 x 13 ins) image size: 18.5 x 14.3 cms (7 5/8 x 5 5/8 ins)
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Intérieur, la lecture
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Lithograph on Chine paper, Edition of 50 Paper size: 39 x 31 cms (15.4 x 12.2 ins) Image size: 27.2 x 19 cms (11 5/8 x 7 1/2 ins)
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Nu assis, chevelure claire
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Lithograph on Japon paper, Edition of 50 Paper size: 43.7 x 28.1 cms (17.2 x 11.1 ins) Image size: 39.1 x 23.7 cms (15 3/8 x 9 1/4 ins)
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Buste de jeune fille, les bras croisés
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Lithograph on Japon paper, Edition of 50 Paper size: 35 x 27.8 cms (13 3/4 x 11 ins) Image size: 18.6 x 12.8 cms (7 1/2 x 5 ins)
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Masque aux rouleaux
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Aquatint on BFK Rives paper, Edition of 25 Paper size: 56 x 38 cms (22 x 15 ins) Image size: 34.8 x 27.7 cms (13 3/4 x 10 7/8 ins)
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Nu, odalisque au coffret
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Lithograph on Arches Velin paper, Edition of 50 Paper size: 50.6 x 66 cms (19 7/8 x 26 ins) Image size: 45.4 x 54 cms (17 7/8 x 21 1/4 ins)
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  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 22, 2024
    Henri Matisse was famous for his work as a draftsman, sculptor, printmaker and painter. He is especially well known for his use of color. Although classically trained at the Académie Julian in Paris, he quickly abandoned traditional techniques and genres to pioneer a style all his own, marked by quick gestural strokes and fluid contours. Along with fellow painter André Derain, Matisse was the leading proponent of Fauvism, a movement whose name is derived from the French word for "wild beast." Marked by vibrant hues, Fauvist paintings like Matisse's famous 1906 composition Le bonheur de vivre use wild, active brushstrokes and a palette unconstrained by nature. Shop an assortment of Henri Matisse art on 1stDibs.
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    Some of Henri Matisse's most famous paintings include Le Bonheur de Vivre, Blue Nude (Souvenir de Biskra), Woman with a Hat, Music, The Green Stripe and L'Atelier Rouge. Matisse also worked as a draftsman, printmaker and sculptor. Regardless of what medium he was working in, the French artist was a master of color. Although classically trained at the Académie Julian in Paris, he abandoned traditional techniques and genres to pioneer a style all his own, marked by quick gestural strokes and fluid contours. Find an assortment of Henri Matisse art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 27, 2024
    Henri Matisse stopped painting due to health concerns. In 1941, the French artist required surgery for cancer and used a wheelchair afterward. The physical limitations of his disability made it difficult for the artist to continue to produce both paintings and sculptures. However, he adapted by cutting shapes from colored paper for creative new works. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Henri Matisse art from some of the world's top dealers and galleries.
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    Henri Matisse created Icarus in 1947. It was printed using a stencil technique and was later included among 20 other pieces in his book Jazz. Shop a selection of Matisse’s pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 7, 2024
    Henri Matisse's art style is associated with several movements, including Postimpressionism and Fauvism. He was also the leading proponent of Fauvism, a movement with a name derived from the French word for "wild beast." Marked by vibrant hues, Fauvist paintings like Matisse's famous 1906 composition Le Bonheur de Vivre use wild, active brushstrokes and a palette unconstrained by nature, resulting in women with purple skin and trees with orange leaves. Often, these compositions unite pure color with the white of the exposed canvas to create a sense of transparency and light. Shop a variety of Henri Matisse art on 1stDibs.
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    Henri Matisse, throughout his decades-long career, had a number of different impacts upon the art world. However, his seminal works in so-called Fauvism (French for ‘wild beast’) set him apart from the start. With strident use of color and seemingly wild brushwork, works from Matisse’s formative periods are among the most highly sought after by collectors. You’ll find a collection of expertly-vetted Matisse pieces from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
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    Henri Matisse's artistic style is largely classified as Fauvism. His colorful, expressive paintings also helped to influence Expressionist art. Some of the French artist's most famous paintings include Blue Nudes, La Danse and Le Bonheur de Vivre. Find a collection of Henri Matisse on 1stDibs.
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