Henri Matisse was a revolutionary and influential artist of the early 20th century, best known for his expressive color and form of his Fauvist style.
Henri Matisse was born December 31, 1869, in Le Cateau in northern France. During a 6 decade career, he worked in all media, from painting to sculpture to printmaking. Although his subjects were traditional—nudes, figures in landscapes, portraits, interior views—his revolutionary use of brilliant color and exaggerated form to express emotion made him one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.Henri Matisse was raised in the small town of Bohain-en-Vermandois, in northern France. His family worked in the grain business. As a young man, Henri had worked as a legal clerk and then went …show more content…
When he was 21, Matisse began painting while recovering from an illness, and his career as an artist was confirmed.In 1891 Henri, had moved to Paris for artistic training. He took instruction from famous, older artists at well-known schools such as the Académie Julian and the École des Beaux-Arts. These schools taught according to “academic method,” which was working on live models and copying the works of Old Masters, but Matisse was also exposed to the recent Post-Impressionist work of Paul Cézanne and Vincent van Gogh while living in Paris, inspired by their art style. The Women with a Hat also called (Femme au chapeau) Had a changed art style compared to the different artworks by the artist Henri. The Artists wife Amelie had posed for this artwork. He used (Non-Naturalistic colours, and loose brushworks which were described as sketchy or ‘unfinished’ quality. She is shown in an outfit with classic aspects of the French bourgeoisie. A gloved arm holding a fan and an elaborate tilted hat placed on her head as extra fashion. Her dress color in the painting had bright colours, and different saturations of colours dark
Henri Matisse was born December 31, 1869, in Le Cateau in northern France. During a 6 decade career, he worked in all media, from painting to sculpture to printmaking. Although his subjects were traditional—nudes, figures in landscapes, portraits, interior views—his revolutionary use of brilliant color and exaggerated form to express emotion made him one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.Henri Matisse was raised in the small town of Bohain-en-Vermandois, in northern France. His family worked in the grain business. As a young man, Henri had worked as a legal clerk and then went …show more content…
When he was 21, Matisse began painting while recovering from an illness, and his career as an artist was confirmed.In 1891 Henri, had moved to Paris for artistic training. He took instruction from famous, older artists at well-known schools such as the Académie Julian and the École des Beaux-Arts. These schools taught according to “academic method,” which was working on live models and copying the works of Old Masters, but Matisse was also exposed to the recent Post-Impressionist work of Paul Cézanne and Vincent van Gogh while living in Paris, inspired by their art style. The Women with a Hat also called (Femme au chapeau) Had a changed art style compared to the different artworks by the artist Henri. The Artists wife Amelie had posed for this artwork. He used (Non-Naturalistic colours, and loose brushworks which were described as sketchy or ‘unfinished’ quality. She is shown in an outfit with classic aspects of the French bourgeoisie. A gloved arm holding a fan and an elaborate tilted hat placed on her head as extra fashion. Her dress color in the painting had bright colours, and different saturations of colours dark