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Matisse

American

[ma-tees] / maˈtis /

noun

Henri 1869–1954, French painter.

Matisse British

/ matis /

noun

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

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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

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

Since he was a teenager, the 45-year-old has been practising Behzad's celebrated miniature art style, which inspired French artist Henri Matisse.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Matisse is widely considered to be one of the 20th Century's most influential artists and art critics say the value of the stolen works is "incalculable".

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025

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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