Matisse
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Eight illustrations by French artist Henri Matisse that were stolen from a library in São Paulo have been recovered by police in Brazil.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
They made off with "Fish" by Auguste Renoir, "Still Life with Cherries" by Paul Cezanne, and "Odalisque on the Terrace" by Henri Matisse.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
By agreeing to a one-year deal with free agent forward Matisse Thybulle on Monday, the Lakers brought their roster up to 16 guaranteed contracts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
The show is curated by Claudine Grammont, head of the graphic arts department at Paris’s Musée National d’Art Moderne in the Centre Pompidou, where a multiyear renovation has freed up the museum’s vast Matisse holdings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 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
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
