Henri Matisse's love of painting began when he contracted appendicitis and was on bed rest. After studying in St. Tropez, he joined a group called the “Fauves” who used color in a very non-traditional ...

Studied drawing at the municipal Ecole Quentin de La Tour, a school of décorative arts, Saint-Quentin, France ...

132.5 x 107 cm. (52.2 x 42.1 in.) ...

The "Matisse -- Invitation to the Voyage" exhibition is named after Charles Baudelaire's poem, from which the artist took the phrase "Luxe, Calme et Volupte" for the title of his pivotal 1904 oil ...

A new Henri Matisse retrospective in Switzerland offers visitors a rare chance to follow his artistic journey via works from throughout the career of one of modern art's godfathers. The Fondation ...