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Henri Matisse1869-1954
Matisse TimelineBorn in Northern France in 1869. His parents were wealthy merchants.
1887-1888 he studies Law in Paris
In 1889 he had a serious attack of appendicitis and that is when he discovered his love of art.
In 1891 he returned to Paris to Study art at the Acadmie Julian
He became part of the artistic movement “Fauvism” which lasted from 1904-1908. The term loosely translated to “wild beast”
1941 Matisse is diagnosed with cancer and, following surgery, he begins to using a wheelchair.
Matisse was a…
Painter
Sketch artist
Sculptor
Graphic Designer
Collage artisr
Interior finishes expert (1948–51), he created all the wall decorations, Stations of the Cross, furniture, stained-glass windows for Chapel of the Rosary in Vence, France.
Early Paintings
The Red Room (Harmony in Red), 1908
Still Life with a Blue Tablecloth, 1909
1910-1918
The Goldfish 1910Self Portrait 1918
1919-1942
Chair with Peaches, 1919
Project for the “Strana Forandola, 1938
1943-1953
The Lute 1943
Annelies, White Tulips and Anemones, 1944
Collage
Polinesia, The Sky, 1947
The Horse, the Rider, and the
Clown, 1947
Beasts of the Sea, 1950
Snow Flowers, 1951
The Sorrows of the King, 1952
La Grebe 1953
The Fall of Icarus 1953
The Artist at Work, Age 83
Matisse At Work Click to view video
