|
Self-portrait dh52 adam elsheimer Ortiz, Francisco Pradilla Noah s Sacrifice Abraham-s Servant with Rebecca Symphony in White 2 Portrait of Dr. Johannes Cuspinian -deta Buckner antique wood frame Maywood Bouquet of Flowers Judith ag Charles-Jerome, Comte Pozzo di Borgo Theodorus Schrevelius Alakanuk Regata sul Canal Grande -21- Simone Martini The Conspiration of the Bataves Girl with a Hoop Abraham Casting Out Hagar and Ishmael sg Christ-s Blessing Crucifixion xdfgs The Music Lesson r Rose and Silver Monovista Summer Caroline Murat and her Children The Room of Flowers Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema,OM.RA,RWS Rossmoor Peter Paul Rubens Charles rowbotham William Douglas Hamilton, 12th Duke of H Prophets -12- Lonepine Apollo and Daphne Diana and Endymion Viola Phoebus Levin The Wounded Man |
|
Henri Matisse:
French Fauvist Painter and Sculptor, 1869-1954
Henri Matisse is considered the most important French artist of the 20th century and, along with Pablo Picasso, one of the most influential modernist painters of the last century. Matisse began studying drawing and painting in the 1890s. A student of the masters of Post-Impressionism, Matisse later made a reputation for himself as the leader of a group of painters known as Les Fauves. An ironic label given to them by a critic, the name reflected Matisse's aggressive strokes and bold use of primary colors. In 1905 Matisse gained sudden fame with three paintings, including Woman with the Hat, purchased by the wealthy American ex-patriot Gertrude Stein. Beyond painting, he worked with lithographs and sculpture, and during World War II he did a series of book designs. Later in his career he experimented with paper cutouts and designed decorations for the Dominican chapel in Vence, France. Along with Picasso,
|
