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#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
Henri Émile Benoît Matisse, 1869-1954
French painter, draughtsman, printmaker, sculptor

Matisse is considered one of the most important and revolutionary artists in early 20th century art

Self-Portrait in Shirtsleeves, 1900 pic.twitter.com/ScaOslXFej

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
Matisse’s early work was realistic. When he discovered the work of the Impressionists, like Van Gogh, his own work changed dramatically.

Self-Portrait in Studio, 1918 pic.twitter.com/RPkwCLaYQ7

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
After seeing the work of Impressionists, Matisse stopped studying classic artists and began to devote more time to contemporaneous artists.

Woman in a Violet Dress, Reading, 1898 pic.twitter.com/OzL4Pbry4K

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
Matisse’s brushstrokes became more obvious, giving an “impression” of what he was observing rather than the vigorous realism of his early work.

Nude in the Studio, 1899 pic.twitter.com/skivjGASEn

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
Matisse made little money with his early work, and he went into debt collecting paintings by fellow artists whom he admired.

Woman Reading, 1904 pic.twitter.com/ynCgMZ8WRC

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
Matisse began to abandon the traditional foreshortening of classical & realistic art, making the objects in his paintings seem flat.

Carmelina, 1908
(Matisse’s head is seen in mirror behind model, where her back is also displayed) pic.twitter.com/s8WM2rlOrX

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
Matisse and Picasso met and became lifelong friends. Some critics claim they were “rivals” in art, but that never seemed to affect their close friendship.

Luxury, Calm, and Beauty, 1904 pic.twitter.com/drW4eJSaDs

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
Matisse’s own work was clearly influenced by Picasso’s Cubism, as revealed in Matisse’s abandoning perspective in some of his paintings.

Open Window, 1905 pic.twitter.com/skQqaenGdE

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
Matisse’s bright, unmixed colors were a trademark of his early venture away from realism.

Woman with a Hat, 1905 pic.twitter.com/Gob8wNarGj

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
Matisse’s use of bold, almost savage brushstrokes and unrealistic colors was called “fauvism” after a critic called Matisse a “fauve” (wild animal) after viewing his work.

Portrait of Madame Matisse (also, The Green Line), 1905 pic.twitter.com/uQb1ixn0u7

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
The more Matisse’s work moved away from realism and Impressionism, the more famous he and his work became. His Blue Nude (1907) was considered startling because of the blue skin-tones as well as because of the female’s muscles. pic.twitter.com/w5abjhcPY2

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
One of Matisse’s most famous works is The Dessert (also, Harmony in Red, 1908) where both the table covering and wallpaper are red, distinguished only slightly from each other by a darker red line. pic.twitter.com/ry3DpxTUPz

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
Critics seemed rather unimpressed with Matisse’s new way of painting, but art collectors were enthusiastic, as were his fellow painters.

The Pink Studio (Matisse’s studio), 1911 pic.twitter.com/YFktPGJGSm

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism

The Red Studio (Matisse’s studio, with several of his paintings and sculptures), 1911 pic.twitter.com/T3GsZjq9nW

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
Blue and red were among Matisse’s favorite palettes.

Window in Tangier, 1911 pic.twitter.com/FgVaSZJI1v

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism

The Blue Window, 1913 pic.twitter.com/horhE0mj3G

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism

Interior with a Goldfish Bowl, 1914 pic.twitter.com/yHulGgD3V7

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
Throughout his artistic career, Matisse painted women, nude and clothed, and many of his models can be found in several paintings.

Nude’s Back, 1918 pic.twitter.com/ExzciOvLoU

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism

Odalisque in Red Culottes, 1921 pic.twitter.com/MQkAMYL0bM

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
Matisse often made the background of his paintings as important as their figures, even if the figures were nudes.

Decorative Figure on an Ornamental Background, 1925 pic.twitter.com/ePPX3gOWyJ

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
As Matisse’s art became uniquely his, the figures became less representational and more dramatic. The Pink Nude (1935), for instance, could not even “fit” onto the painting’s canvas. pic.twitter.com/Ptt3PFNiee

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
“I don’t paint things. I only paint the difference between things.” ~ Matisse

The Dream, 1935 pic.twitter.com/weAYcmMyu5

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
Matisse is known primarily as a painter. In 1941, cancer surgery & chronic illness would confine him to bed or a wheelchair, preventing his painting: Matisse then created a new form of art.

Matisse & Minouche, one of his beloved cats pic.twitter.com/xGeqEQllnU

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

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