Fauvism
Henri Matisse
1. His fondness for bright and expressive color became more pronounced after he spent the summer of 1904 painting in St. Tropez with the neo-Impressionists Signac and Henri-Edmond Cross.
2."Return to Order" is characteristic of much art of the post-World War 1 period and can be compared with the neoclassicism of Picasso and Stravinsky as well as the return to traditionalism of Derain.
3.His orientalist odalisque paintings are characteristic of the period; while this work was popular, some contemporary critics found it shallow and decorative.
4.American art collector Albert C. Barnes convinced him to produce a large mural for the Barnes Foundation , The Dance II, which was completed in 1932
5.Diagnosed with abdominal cancer in 1941, Matisse underwent surgery that left him chair and bed bound.Painting and sculpture had become physical challenges, so he turned to a new type of medium. With the help of his assistants, he began creating cut paper collages, or decoupage .
6.In 1951 Matisse finished a four-year project of designing the interior, the glass windows, and the decorations of the Chapelle du Rosaire de Vence, often referred to as the Matisse Chapel.
2."Return to Order" is characteristic of much art of the post-World War 1 period and can be compared with the neoclassicism of Picasso and Stravinsky as well as the return to traditionalism of Derain.
3.His orientalist odalisque paintings are characteristic of the period; while this work was popular, some contemporary critics found it shallow and decorative.
4.American art collector Albert C. Barnes convinced him to produce a large mural for the Barnes Foundation , The Dance II, which was completed in 1932
5.Diagnosed with abdominal cancer in 1941, Matisse underwent surgery that left him chair and bed bound.Painting and sculpture had become physical challenges, so he turned to a new type of medium. With the help of his assistants, he began creating cut paper collages, or decoupage .
6.In 1951 Matisse finished a four-year project of designing the interior, the glass windows, and the decorations of the Chapelle du Rosaire de Vence, often referred to as the Matisse Chapel.