Henri Matisse (b.1869 Le Cateau-Cambrésis - d.1954 Nice) | 4154

Henry Matisse was a French painter, a famous fauvist. He studied painting at the School of Fine Arts in Paris. In his Fauvist compositions, he concentrated on the power of colour and used it at his own discretion. He also dispensed with chiaroscuro and plastic modelling. In addition to painting, he also worked in stage design and sculpture.