Henri Matisse

Matisse Timeline Born in Northern France in His parents were wealthy merchants 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 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

The Goldfish 1910 Self Portrait 1918

Chair with Peaches, 1919 Project for the “Strana Forandola, 1938

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