Black Poplars at Pangbourne -46-
The Artist-s Family
The Visit qet
Crucifixion fddffd
Hengelo
The Tribunal of the Brabant Mint in Antw
Thomas whittle,jun
Portrait of Oswolt Krel
Boy with Guitar
The Virgin Carrying the Sleeping Child w
The Great Oak af
To England with weapons and Wine
The Calm Sea
TORRENTIUS, Johannes
Still-Life of Musical Instruments sf
House in Auvers -nn04-
Moise Kisling
LaaneMaa
Soro
The Quarters-behind Alresford Hall
Windermere
Christ and Mary Magdalene
Jacob-s Dream
TENIERS, David the Younger
The Artist-s Room in Arles
Les Alyscamps,Falling Autumn Leaves -nn0
Morning
Clio
design free landscape
The Berry Boy
The History of David -05-
stretched snatch
The Merry Drinker -detail-
The Virgin of the Compote-dish
Portrait of a Family in a Garden
Adam and Eve 03
The Nightwatch
Still-life with Fish dfgw
SAFTLEVEN, Cornelis
Sunset : Wheat fields Near Arles
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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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