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- NAME: Henri Matisse
- OCCUPATION: Painter, Sculptor
- BIRTH DATE: December 31, 1869
- DEATH DATE: November 03, 1954
- EDUCATION: Académie Julian, Paris, École des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, École des Beaux-Arts, Paris
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Le Cateau, Picardy, France
- PLACE OF DEATH: Nice, France
- Full Name: Henri Emile Benoît Matisse
- AKA: Henri Matisse
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Henri Matisse was a revolutionary and influential artist of the early 20th century, best known for the expressive color and form of his Fauvist style.
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Play NowHenri Matisse. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 06:59, May 25, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/henri-matisse-9402564.
Henri Matisse. [Internet]. 2013. The Biography Channel website. Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/henri-matisse-9402564 [Accessed 25 May 2013].
"Henri Matisse." 2013. The Biography Channel website. May 25 2013, 06:59 http://www.biography.com/people/henri-matisse-9402564.
"Henri Matisse," The Biography Channel website, 2013, http://www.biography.com/people/henri-matisse-9402564 [accessed May 25, 2013].
"Henri Matisse," The Biography Channel website, http://www.biography.com/people/henri-matisse-9402564 (accessed May 25, 2013).
Henri Matisse [Internet]. The Biography Channel website; 2013 [cited 2013 May 25] Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/henri-matisse-9402564.
Henri Matisse, http://www.biography.com/people/henri-matisse-9402564 (last visited May 25, 2013).
Henri Matisse. The Biography Channel website. 2013. Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/henri-matisse-9402564. Accessed May 25, 2013.
Matisse died on November 3, 1954, at the age of 84, in Nice. He was buried in nearby Cimiez. He is still regarded as one of the most innovative and influential artists of the 20th century.
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