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Mars Vanquishing Ignorance dfg
Communication with the Infinite -09-
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Still life of red and white grapes,peach
Andrea Vanni
Suzanne Valadon
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The Stolen Shift
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Still life of a chocolate pot,teapot,suc
Knostrop Hall, Early Morning
White Pierrot
The Glebe Farm
The Annunciation 7
Still lifes of Grapes,figs,apples,pears,
At Isidore and the Miracle of the Well
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Study of a Female Face -19-
The Holy Family
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Mountainous Landscape
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Madonna and Child with an Angel -detail-
Mrs Hastings near the Rocks of Colgong
Jean-Baptiste Isabey and his Daughter
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Still-Life with Cherries and Strawberrie
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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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