Matisse

Henri Matisse born 1869 in Le Cateau-Cambresis (Nord).
Died. 1954.
Painter and sculptor.



Matisse 1896


 

Matisse draws a head for the decoration of Chapelle
Du Rosaire in Vence in his studio / hotel room in
the Hotel Regina in Nice-Cimirz.      (1950 ) 

Matisse drawing the stations of the cross with
the aid of a bamboo pole in the interior of the
Chapelle Du Rosaire Vence. (1950)

Henri Matisse at work for the Chapelle

                                                                         Du Rosaire Vence.  (1951)

After drawing with my right hand and then drawing with a bamboo stick I realise how difficult

this must have been for Matisse. Yet he drew amazing pictures and images with his very long paint

brush and bamboo stick. As he became infirmed this did not stop him producing  art.  The images

below show Henri Matisse in his studio cutting out the shapes for his pictures shown below.

1952

La Gerbe 1953. 

 

 

 

La Perruche et al Sirene 1952.

The Snail 1953 (Tate Modern)

 

 

 

 

Henri Matisse was a very interesting artist, who started in life as a clerk in a law office.

Because of ill health Matisse started to paint. At 21 years old this was the turning point

of his life. He still worked in the office at the lawyers where he would decorate his books with

flowers and faces. Every morning he would attend a drawing class at the Ecole Quentin

de La Tour which specialised in tapestry and textile design. Lunch time he would spend

his time painting and then return to work. In 1891 Matisse abandoned law. His life as a artist

began. I love Matisse's work the colours, shapes and the fluid lines that he uses. What a loss

to the art world if Henri Matisse decided to pursue his career as a lawyer.