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Henri Matisse, Letter to André Rouveyre, 1943.
Face of a woman, Matisse
Pure simplicity!
Andrew Dasburg (1887-1979) was born in Paris and emigrated to New York City in 1892. He studied at the New York Art Students League and spent time in Paris with Stein, Henri Matisse and Morgan Russell as a young man. In 1913, he exhibited Lucifer (above) at the Armory Show, and was later invited to New Mexico by Mabel Dodge Luhan. He moved to Taos in 1921, and was part of Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz’s circle here.
Jeune fille lisant - Heni Matisse
"Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence." -Henri Matisse
Visiting Matisse: The Cut-Outs this weekend before it closes on Tuesday? Be sure to stop by the fifth floor to see his iconic paintings and illuminating monotypes.
[Installation view, Painting and Sculpture Galleries, The Museum of Modern Art. Shown: all works by Henri Matisse. © 2015 Succession H. Matisse, Paris/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York]
Great stuff! Learn how monotypes are made with our artist Barbara Brock.
BOLÉRO VIOLET - Henri Matisse 1937
Illustrates how important it can be to see art in person. Scale can change a lot about how we perceive an object. In other words, visit a museum or gallery this weekend!
Matisse, a new documentary about Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs, opens in the US January 13! Learn more in The New York Times. Search screenings.
Pumped for this.
If the last two weeks at Matthews Gallery were an Alfred Morang painting, the cover image of this week’s Pasatiempo would be a good representation. Energetic figures dance between brightly colored food and libations in a surreal party scene that’s one part Matisse and two parts Bosch...
"I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish." -Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse, Goldfish and Sculpture (detail), 1912, Museum of Modern Art
What animal + color would you choose? Don't say turkey...
Henri Matisse painting in his apartment in Nice, 1910.
More on Matisse here.
"It was interesting to see that he lived the way he painted—when you entered the house, you were in his universe."
Françoise Gilot's dispatch from the dimly lit inner sanctum of Henri Matisse.
“Because he’s a real painter. Going to see him is like being in one of his paintings. Whereas with you, Papa, you steal my toys and make apes out of them."
Claude Picasso discusses Matisse with his dad. More here.
After five years of conservation and research, Matisse’s The Swimming Pool goes on view Sunday. Get your timed tickets now.
“Cutting into color reminds me of the sculptor’s direct carving.” –Henri Matisse
Amazing shot, amazing quote.
More art history.
Photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson was born today in 1908. Here, he captures another artist named Henri, Henri Matisse.
[Henri Cartier-Bresson. Henri Matisse, Vence, France. 1944]
Happy belated birthday to Cartier-Bresson!
10 July - Happy birthday Camille Pissarro (1830-1903)
It's Camille Pissarro's birthday, too! Happy 184th to Paul Cezanne's masterful mentor.
“He was a father for me,” Cezanne said. “A man to consult and a little like the good Lord.”
Read more about Pissarro here.
