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Sketch for "joy of living" by Henri Matisse

Sketch for "joy of living"

Henri Matisse · 1905

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DETAILS
Artist
Henri Matisse
Date
1905
Location
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
ART MOVEMENTS
FauvismImpressionismNeo-ImpressionismPost-Impressionism
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THE ARTIST

Henri Matisse

1869–1954 · France

Henri Matisse, a master of color and form, moved from law to art after an appendicitis recovery, becoming a defining figure of 20th-century modern art.

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Beyond Matisse and Post-Impressionism: works from the same years, and from the other movements Sketch for "joy of living" belongs to.

Landscape at L'Estaque Same movement · Fauvism Landscape at L'Estaque Georges Braque · 1906 · Art Institute of Chicago Frauenkopf vor Sonnenblumen Same era · 1890s–1920s Frauenkopf vor Sonnenblumen Ernst Ludwig Kirchner · 1906 · Museum Frieder Burda Still Life: Wood Tankard and Metal Pitcher Same movement · Impressionism Still Life: Wood Tankard and Metal Pitcher Paul Gauguin · 1880 · Art Institute of Chicago Portrait of Natalia Goncharova Same era · 1890s–1920s Portrait of Natalia Goncharova Mikhail Larionov · 1903 After the Bullfight Same movement · Impressionism After the Bullfight Mary Cassatt · 1873 · Art Institute of Chicago Antwerp Same era · 1890s–1920s Antwerp Georges Braque · 1906 · Art Institute of Chicago A Turn in the Road Same movement · Impressionism A Turn in the Road Alfred Sisley · 1873 · Art Institute of Chicago Mont Sainte-Victoire Same era · 1890s–1920s Mont Sainte-Victoire Paul Cézanne · 1904 · Detroit Institute of Arts
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