Matisse

[ ma-tees ]

/ maˈtis /

noun

Hen·ri

[ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/,1869–1954, French painter.

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Example sentences from the Web for matisse

Matisse (1869–1954) called it “cutting directly into colour” and the process itself is as fascinating as the results.
This Summer, Get Thee To London For The RSC’s Henry IV|Emma Woolf|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The exhibition gathers around 130 Matisse works, brought together for the first time in decades.
This Summer, Get Thee To London For The RSC’s Henry IV|Emma Woolf|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Many artists wind down in their twilight years, but not Matisse.
Matisse: Innovator Until the End|Nico Hines|April 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Most artists develop a late style, but Matisse instead invented a new medium,” Cullinan wrote in the press notes.
Matisse: Innovator Until the End|Nico Hines|April 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Matisse first used paper as an aid in his composition process before marking his canvases in the 1930s.
Matisse: Innovator Until the End|Nico Hines|April 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is thus Matisse felt about the classic forms of his predecessors.
Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning|Willard Huntington Wright
The art of Matisse, being flat and dealing with colour as decoration, is inexpressible in clay.
Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning|Willard Huntington Wright
From the Impressionists he was attracted to Matisse with whom he was personally acquainted.
Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning|Willard Huntington Wright
Then came Matisse who made improvements on the harmonic side of colour.
Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning|Willard Huntington Wright
If Matisse partially understood Giotto and Michelangelo, the understanding contributed little to his art.
Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning|Willard Huntington Wright

British Dictionary definitions for matisse

Matisse

/ (French matis) /

noun

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

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