Henri Matisse was a nostalgist as much as he was an innovator. A painter who remained figurative in the face of abstraction and colorful in spite of Cubism’s monochrome palette, he primarily worked in ...

The artist's most famous works are in museums, and his collectors can be fickle. Recently, his late work has been reassessed. Alvin Langdon Coburn, portrait of Henri Matisse, 1913. Via Wikimedia ...

Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) and Henri Matisse (1869–1954). Two genius painters representing the 20th century. Symbols of ‘Cubism’ and ‘Fauvism.’ Yet, their relationship defies simple summary. Though ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Metropolitan Museum of Art curator-at-large Dr. Denise Murrell stands near Henri Matisse's "Woman in White." The Des Moines Art ...

Drawing with Both Eyes Closed: Bruce Nauman’s “No Mistakes” Such corrections are the chief preoccupation of “Matisse: Radical Invention, 1913–1917,” a remarkable exhibition—accompanied by a catalogue ...

Henri Matisse encouraged his favorite model to become a painter like him It’s hard to be precise about what’s going on in this deceptively simple 1924 picture by Henri Matisse. In French, it’s called ...

In a coming exhibition, MoMA will feature the artworks within this famed painting. Two of them will be on public view for the first time in 50 years. By Robin Pogrebin When Henri Matisse painted “The ...