Portrait of Madame Matisse. The Green Stripe, Henri Matisse — Portrait of Madame Matisse. The Green Stripe, 1905

Henri Matisse

1869–1954 · Fauvism · 2 works

Matisse used color to organize a painting as well as describe its subject. In his Fauvist portraits, unexpected contrasts replace naturalistic light and shadow. The experiments he developed with Derain in 1905 helped establish Fauvism, drawing on earlier lessons from Signac and Cross.

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Life and work

1905: Exhibits at the Salon d’Automne
Matisse’s paintings were among those that prompted the nickname Fauves, or wild beasts.

Sources

The Met · Fauvism

2 works · 1905–1906

Original museum reproductions, with source records on every artwork page.

Artist information: SMK, The Met (Olive Trees at Collioure, Fauvism).

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