Matisse
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Recent auctions at Sotheby’s and Phillips generated $419 million, including a record $48.4 million sale of a Matisse painting.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
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
MoMA’s show also nods to its own history with the power couple: Rivera received the museum’s second-ever retrospective in 1931, after Henri Matisse, and Kahlo entered the collection in 1943.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 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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