Some 60 drawings by Henri Matisse went under the hammer at Christie’s on October 8, raising more than $2.5 million to benefit New York art nonprofits. Titled Henri Matisse: Lines of Connection, the ...
The dramatic colours of the European south seem to have had an almost erotic appeal to the straitlaced northerner. The second thing to come to mind may be spontaneity. Matisse's paintings have a kind ...
Today, American artist Ellsworth Kelly and Frenchman Henri Matisse are recognized as two of the most significant artists of the 20th century. Yet, their lifetimes overlapped for a mere 21 years; ...