Quick Facts
- NAME: Henri Emile Benoît Matisse
- OCCUPATION: Painter
- BIRTH DATE: December 31, 1869
- DEATH DATE: November 03, 1954
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Le Cateau, France
- PLACE OF DEATH: Nice, France
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Henri Matisse is often regarded as the most important French painter of the 20th century. His work is noted for its bright colors.
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Henri Matisse is often regarded as the most important French painter of the 20th century. His work is especially noted for its color, a characteristic that became more pronounced when he moved to the French Riviera. In the early 1900s, he was associated with a group known as "Fauves." Pablo Picasso was a friend and artistic rival. Matisse's The Dance paintings are internationally recognized.
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