Matisse

[ma-tees]

noun

1. Henri 1869–1954, French painter.

Matisse

/ matis /

noun

1. Henri (ɑ̃ri). 1869–1954, French painter and sculptor; leader of Fauvism

Example Sentences

This description of Henri Matisse’s luxurious 1937 “Yellow Odalisque” also fits Thomas’ splendid self-portrait.

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The Wooster Group collaborated with Foreman on the original production of “Symphony of Rats,” an occasion in which the Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse of New York’s downtown avant-garde performance scene teamed up.

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That’s why it’s always been a particular favorite in art, from the walls of Pompeii to the works of Henri Matisse.

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It can strike you as quintessentially French, perhaps because it shares chromatic DNA with Matisse’s “Blue Nude” series of cutouts.

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Likewise, some of the sunny yellow that Henri Matisse brushed between the reclining nudes in his painting "The Joy of Life" is now more of a drab beige.

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