Henri Matisse

Today’s quiz is about:

Question Question 1:1:

Where was Henri Matisse from?

He was from France

Question Question 2:2:

When was he born?

He was born on 31st December, 1869.

Question Question 3:3:

Where was Henri Matisse born?

He was born in France

Question Question 4:4:

What language do they speak in France?

They speak French

Question Question 5:5:

Where’s France?

It’s in Europe

Question Question 6:6:

How do you spell his name and surname?

H-e-n-r-i M-a-t-i-s-s-e

Question 7:Question 7:

The Rumanian blouse (1940)

What’s the title of this painting?

Question Question 8:8:

What is his full name?

His full name is

Henri Emile Benoît Matisse

Question Question 9:9:

This is Matisse when he was young. But who’s the lady

standing next to him?

It’s his mother, Madame Anna Heloise Matisse.

Question Question 10:10:

What did he study?

He studied law and later he studied art.

Question Question 11:11:This is Matisse’s first masterpiece.

Do you know the title?

It’s “The dinner table”

(1896-1897)

Question Question 12:12:

Look at this photo. Is this Matisse?

No, it’s Pablo Picasso

Question Question 13:13:“When I put a green, it is not grass.

When I put a blue, it is not the sky”.

Did Matisse said this?

Yes, he did.

Question Question 14:14:

Is this one of Matisse’s

paintings?

No it isn’t.

Question Question 15:15:

What colours did he use?

He used all colours.

Question Question 16:16:

The Red Room (1908)

What’s the title of this painting?

Question Question 17:17:

Matisse’s work is an example of the Fauvism.

What’s the Fauvism?

It’s an art style

Question Question 18:18:

Fauve is a French word. What does it mean?

Wild beast

Question Question 19:19: Choose the true statement:

a)He only used the primary colours.

b)He painted in a very realistic way.

c)He used vivid unnatural colours.

The most famous painting from the Fauvism movement, however, is probably Matisse’s Green Stripe.

Question Question 20:20:

What difference can you see between Piet Mondrian

and Henri Matisse?

Mondrian used only primary colours while Matisse used varied colours.

Question Question 21:21:

Music (1939)

What’s the title of this painting?

Question Question 22:22:

You know that Matisse was a painter. But what other works

did he do a part from paintings?

He created sculptures, drawings and cut-outs.

Question Question 23:23:

Because he had health problems. He had to use

a weelchair.

Matisse’s last works are similar to the one below, made with colored paper cut into

shapes and collaged together. But why did he stop painting?

http://www.henri-matisse.net/photographs.html#

Question Question 24:24:

He was 84.

Henri Matisse was born in 1869 and he died in 1954.

How old was he?

Question Question 25:25:

Yes, he is.

Is this Matisse?

Question Question 26:26:

Reclining Nude II1927

Woman with a Hat

1905

Vase with fifteen sunflowers

1988

Which one is not a

Matisse’s work?

Question Question 27:27:

The Beasts of the Sea (1950)

What’s the title of this painting?

Question Question 28:28:

It’s Nathali Lastch.

Who’s the artist?

Question Question 29:29:

1. Draw the shapes 2.Paint the shapes

3.Stick them on coloured paper.

What steps did we follow to make these collages?

Question Question 30:30:

In this final self-portrait, the painter represents himself by this black form, like a silhouette of himself sitting in his armchair, surrounded by the pleasures which have enriched his life: the yellow petals fluttering away have the gaiety of musical notation; the green odalisque symbolises the Orient, while a dancer pays homage to the female body. All of these Matisse themes are combined in this magisterial painting.

What painting is being described here?

Question Question 31:31:

La Tristesse du roi (Sorrows of the King), 1952