Dimensions: 31 x 22 cm (clear passe-partout)
Signed and dated on stone l.d.: 'Henri Matisse 35'
The work comes from the magazine "Verve Art Review" Vol. II, No.5-6
Publisher: Mourlot Frères
Condition
framed
Biography
French painter, printmaker and sculptor. Initially, he had no interest in art. He graduated from law school and then began working at a law firm in Saint-Quentin. At the age of 24, he began studying painting at the Paris School of Fine Arts. He was a pupil of Gustave Moreau.
Initially, he created under the influence of the Impressionists and Japanese art. He was fascinated by the works of William Turner, Paul Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh. Under their influence, he developed his own style consisting of maximum simplification of form and an intense range of colors. Soon he became the leader of the Fauvist group. His works are in private and museum collections around the world, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMa and St. Petersburg's Hermitage.
