Henri Émile Benoît Matisse; 12/31/1869 – 11/3/1954 was a French visual artist, known for both his use of color, his fluid and original draughtsmanship, and is included in the Fauvist, Modernist, Post-Impressionist movements.
Fauvism: expressing emotion with wild, often dissonant colors, without regard for the subject's natural colors.
Modernism: A break with the past and the concurrent search for new forms of expression.
Post-Impressionism: Emerged as a reaction against Impressionists' concern for the naturalistic depiction of light and color.
Most important: He liked cats!
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| Girl With Black Cat, 1910. |
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| Blue Cat, cutout from 1940's |
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| Unable to find a date for this photograph. |
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| Cat With Red Fish, 1914 |
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| The artist with his cat, 1951. |
I learned a lot. I had NO idea! Now I am a fan of his. Thanks =for the information about him. I only knew his name till now.
ReplyDeletemum wants the cat wif red fish, she luvs matisse
ReplyDeleteIt's nice that cats like famous people too!
ReplyDeleteLoves cats...all the more reason to like this man(beside the fact that he was a master
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I really like the selection you have chosen for today too!!
Purrs, Julie
He liked cats and that makes him alright in my book.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day and weekend. ♥
I love his cat art!
ReplyDeleteMum and I like artists that like cats!
ReplyDeleteMatisse is really cool!!!!!
Nor to mention famous!
Purrs, Julie
He has always been one of my favourite artists.
ReplyDeleteI always loved the artist but didn't know he loved cats! Now i love him even more!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful art. I like the red fish one. :)
ReplyDeleteCats inspire great art.
ReplyDeleteOh, Wow,I didn't know how much hhe loved cats and that he had so much art with them, too.
ReplyDeleteLearned something new today! Thanks!
I can't say that I like the style, but if he liked cats, he was probably a decent fellow.
ReplyDeleteWe always liked his work but never knew he was a cat lover.
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