Matisse
Americannoun
noun
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Art by Andy Warhol, Alexander Calder and Henri Matisse is displayed throughout the space and is available to purchase through auction or private sale.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Eminem described himself as "a product of Slick Rick", Jay-Z likened the star to Matisse, and Questlove called his voice "the most beautiful thing to happen to hip-hop culture".
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Eric Boughton, a portfolio manager at Matisse Capital, an active investor in closed-end funds through two mutual funds including Matisse Discounted Closed-End Fund Strategy, thinks the discount could be as deep as the teens.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
The annals of art history are rife with stories of rivals—Van Gogh and Gauguin, Picasso and Matisse, and countless other artists—that frame their work as competing aesthetic visions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
The carving, to my taste, is beautifully done, as graphically elegant, despite the gory subject matter, as a Matisse.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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