Nocturne in Black and Gold,The Falling R
The Italian Woman
Under the Dock Leaves-An Autumnal Evenin
Pieta -The Dead Christ Supported by Two
Jessie-s Dream-The Campbells are Coming,
Pelinci
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Melancholy dfgj
Virginia
WITTE, Emanuel de
A Procession of Flagellants
Eceabat
anime woman
Bentheim Castle
Pattern of Chinese Brocade
Trinity cfgh
Madonna and Child with Saints
The Genius of France triumphant
The Battle Between the Gods and the Tita
Apples and Oranges
Paul-Elie Dubois
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Still-Life with Silver Bowl, Glasses, an
Acton
art dealer fine
A Sow and Her Piglets
Innocence Choosing Love over Wealth
Triptych of St.John the Baptist and St.J
Make into Hay
Interior in the Rue des Moulins -09-
PALAMEDESZ, Antonie
General Duke Searching for Tracks
The Raishing of the Cross -01-
Purmerend
Ladies of Arles
Wat afternoon
L-lle Lacroix,Rouen
symbolism
Portrait of Lydia Delectorskaya -35-
Les Noces de Cana
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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,
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