Schroon Mountain,Adirondacks -13-
Deposition
Holy Family with St.Elizabeth
Natural History Museum
Hoxie
Junik
SALIMBENI, Ventura
El Jaleo
Max, Gabriel Cornelius von
Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite
Temptation of St Anthony ag
watercolor painting
abstract red
The Verdict of the People
The Church doorway
chassis
Holiday
Malczewski, Jacek
Panorama di Londra attraverso un arcata
The Presentation in the Temple -Oddi alt
Unfolding the Holy Flag
The Pig Market,Bedford with a View of St
Drycreek
Bonifay
Liverpool Quay by Moonlight
Music party in Petworth -31-
Elsmere
Weaver Arranging Threads -nn04-
Lazylake
Northen California Coastal Scene
Ascoli Piceno
Spring in Louveciennes
St. George on Horseback af
Young Christian Martyr
my
Bia
The Human Comedy
Woman Playing the cittern
Kingston
The Adoration of the Trinity -08-
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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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