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Henri Matisse

Also known as Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse, Henri Emile Benoît Matisse, Henri Emile Benoit Matisse, Henri-Emile-Benoît Matisse, Henri-Emile-Benoit Matisse, H. Matisse, matisse h., h. matisse

French artist (1869-1954)

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Henri Matisse was born on 31 December 1869 and died on 3 November 1954. He is associated with works including *Love poems*, *Matisse, Vence*, *Nice 1921*, and *Li︠u︡bov tryvoz︠h︡nisha za osinʹ*. His writings include the statement, "For me all is in the conception. I must therefore have a clear vision of the whole from the beginning," and "I simply try to put down colours which render my sensation." He also noted that "Rules have no existence outside of individuals: otherwise a good professor would be as great a genius as Racine."

His works are referenced by 2,244 other encyclopedia articles. He has a presence on Wikimedia Commons, which hosts a gallery and category for him, as well as a creator page. Open Library lists him as an author with 283 works. Crossref and Europeana Sparql each record five works associated with him.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Place of death: Nice
Child: Pierre Matisse
Educated at: Académie Julian
Languages spoken: French
Native language: French
Religion: atheism
Award: Knight of the Legion of Honour
Notable work: Dance
Participant in: Documenta III
Student of: Gustave Moreau
Genre: portrait painting
Movement: Post-impressionism
Image: Portrait of Henri Matisse 1933 May 20.jpg
Work location: Vence

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Commons gallery: Henri Matisse
Commons category: Henri Matisse
date of birth: 1869-12-31
date of death: 1954-11-03
cause of death: myocardial infarction
manner of death: natural causes
topic's main category: Category:Henri Matisse
Commons Creator page: Henri Matisse
name in native language: Henri Matisse
relative: Paul Matisse
significant person: Pablo Picasso
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Works in European collections

5 objects attributed to Henri Matisse, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Notre-Dame de Toute Grâce

Nu couché I (Aurore)/Femme nue couchée - Nu bleu/Figure couchée

Jeune femme en robe à carreaux

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Encyclopedic overview

Henri Émile Benoît Matisse ( French: [ɑ̃ʁi emil bənwa matis]; 31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter.

Matisse is commonly regarded, along with Pablo Picasso, as one of the artists who best helped to define the revolutionary developments in the visual arts throughout the opening decades of the twentieth century, responsible for significant developments in painting and sculpture.

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