Symphony in White 1
Newross
Still Life with Musical Instruments, Plu
Christoph jacobsz.van der Lamen
Bar Harbor
Ponte Santa Trinita,Florence
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Historic Monument of the American Republ
Moraga
life oil painting still
The Balcony -06-
The English Girl at The Star in Le Havre
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Lombard
Georeg frederic watts,O.M.S,R.A.
Narvik
Higden
Roger and Angelica
Maesta
american
Portrait d-une Jeune Femme cousant -df02
Merry Company
Details of Painting with Cattle -34-
The Banquet of Herod -05-
Frederic Remington
Roses
Milliner-s Shop
Mary Magdalene ty
Salo
The Apotheosis of Homer -05-
The Setting of The Sun
Sevan
American Lake Scene
Jacob-s Dream
Woman Combing a Child-s Hair
Fishing in the Spring, Pont de Clichy
Chardin and His Models
Diana -46-
St Sebastian sgy
Two Girls on a Lawn -18-
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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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