Who is Henri Matisse?

Henri Matisse was a French artist who is often considered the most influential French painter of the 20th century. Henri Matisse, who leads the Fauvist movement, is well known for its use of a lively expressive color and has various works and styles of art that last for more than half a century. With many of his works depicted in various museums, Henri Matisse is ranked among some of the greatest artists of all time, including Picasso, Monet, Van Gogh and Michelangelo.

Henri Matisse was born in France in 1869. Despite the fact that he studied law, he began to paint in 1889 and decided to become an artist. Matisse was influenced by impressionism and began with still life and landscape. Henri Matisse sold his first paintings in 1896. During the early 20th century, Henri Matisse met Pabl Picasso, who became a friendly rival of species.

Matisse and Picasso's work is often compared, although the main difference between them is seen in Matisse's painting of the real Picasso PicassoSurvey, many critics believe that Matisse had more dominance and control. Although Matisse is attributed with the leadership of the Fauvist movement, many do not consider it wild and uncontrolled, as suggested by the term FauVes .

In 1910, Henri Matisse's Time with Geranium was the first of his paintings to receive a public collection and exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art Pinakothek der Moderne in Germany. In November 2007, l'Easque, harmony Bleue , which Matisee painted in 1937 sold at auction at Christie's Rockefeller Center for $ 30 million (US dollars), a record amount for Henri Matisse work.

One of his last works has been reported that it was hung upside down in the Museum of Modern Art during an art exhibition that honored his latest works. Matisse also published a book entitled Jazz that contained paper collages and written ideas MatiSSE. In addition to painting and art Matiss, he also worked as a graphic designer and illustrator during the 1940s. Henri Matisse lived at the age of 84 before he died of a heart attack in 1954. He is progressed next to his wife Noellie in Cimiez, France.