How did the expressive, colorful brushstrokes of Van Gogh influence Matisse and ultimately change the course of modern art?

Being the great-grandson of the French artist Henri Matisse can be complicated. Alex Matisse grew up in the Northeastern United States, and being a Matisse meant being immersed in art. It’s what ...

Henri Matisse encouraged his favorite model to become a painter like him It’s hard to be precise about what’s going on in this deceptively simple 1924 picture by Henri Matisse. In French, it ...

With the exhibition “Vertigo of Color: Matisse, Derain and the Origin of Fauvism,” the Metropolitan Museum of Art cuts to the chase, narrowing the field to Fauvism’s two leaders, Henri ...

With this painting, "Matisse gave France a jolt of happiness and a coded message", says Aurélie Verdier, commissioner of Matisse: Like a Novel, at the Pompidou Centre in Paris until February 22nd.

E arly in 1945, Henri Matisse (1869-1954) made scissors his chief implement and paper his primary medium. This was a radical reinvention, one born of both physical and artistic necessity.

Henri Matisse painted "Woman in White" in 1946. For now, the vibrant painting is one road, stopping stateside and then overseas. Get to know one of Henri Matisse's famous paintings at the Des ...

Henri Matisse painted "Woman in White" in 1946. For now, the vibrant painting is one road, stopping stateside and then overseas. News Sports Opinion Business Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals ...

This is partly because the Matisse family has been very judicious about licensing Henri’s art to create products, which is quite different from other well-known artists, like Vincent Van Gogh.