Small Biography of Henri Matisse

Small Biography of Henri Matisse

        Henri Matisse was born in the small town of Bohain-en-Vermandois in France on December 31, 1869. When he was just 21, Matisse started painting while combatting an illness, and his carrier as an artist was confirmed. In 1891, he moved to Paris to seek artistic training, to further his abilities. Matisse started to show his work in group exhibitions in the mid-1890s, and his work received some favorable attention. In 1898, he married Amélie Parayre, and they would eventually have three children.
        Matisse had a creative breakthrough in the year 1905. When he visited Saint-Tropez in France, it inspired him to paint bright canvases like Luxe, calme et volupté, and a summer spent in a Mediterranean village in Collioure influenced his work Open Window and Woman with a Hat in 1905. He displayed both paintings in an exhibition in the 1905 Salon d’Automne show in Paris. Soon after he discovered his own style, Matisse found a degree of success. He traveled to Germany, Italy, North Africa and Spain for further inspiration. He bought a studio in a suburb in Paris and signed a contract with the art dealers of Galerie Bernheim-Jeune in Paris. The first book about Matisse was published in 1920, marking his importance in the history of modern art. Matisse died on November 3, 1954, at the age of 84, and was buried in Cimiez. He is referred as one of the most innovative/influential artists of the 20th century.

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