1. Henri Matisse

2. Who Was He? Henri Matisse was a French artist.
Matisse liked to use bright colours in his pictures.
He also liked to use cut-out shapes.

3. ‘Snow Flowers’ 1951

4. La Gerbe 1953

5. ‘Les Vegetaux’ and ‘Elements Vegetaux’ 1947

6. How Did Matisse Make His Pictures?
Matisse used cut-out shapes, pure colours and strong patterns in his pictures.
Art pictures that are made by cutting out specific shapes and sticking them onto paper or a board are called montages.

7. Matisse Cutting Out His Shapes

8. Matisse’s Snail Picture
The coloured shapes make a spiral just like the shape of a snail’s shell.

9. Matisse’s Colours