The Donor
an
Portrait of a Lady
Cacak
1853 1890 gogh reality van vincent visio
Portrait of Mrs.William J.Stillman,nee M
Salutat
Vicious Circle -19-
Martyrdom of Four Saints,detail
Abstract Figure
Endymion on Mount Latmus
Bathing Gypsies s
Couples in the Voyer d-Argenson Park at
PATENIER, Joachim
The Dinkers -nn04-
Pastimes in Ancient Egypt 3000 Years Ago
Krusevo
The Muse Terpsichore
Farmersville
St.Martina Refusing to Worship Idols
A Roman Offering -37-
world of moulding
Keila
PACHER, Michael
Coco Painting
The Bucintoro Returning to the Molo on A
Portrait of the Art Dealer Alexander Rei
Still Life with Musical Instruments, Plu
Whoop
Crossing of the River Berizina 1812 -23-
Valdosta
Head of a Woman
The Potato Eaters
landscape stone
Dyer
St.Sebastian
Mourning Trinity
Madonna and Child Enthroned with a Donor
Montezuma
David Garrick -nn03-
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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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