Matisse wrote: "There is no gap between my earlier pictures and my cut-outs.
Equally significant is the Chinese art in
Matisse's collection, notably a calligraphic relief which appears to have encouraged his pursuit of signs in his late work.
Perhaps the most compelling moment in the show is the placement of
Matisse's minimalist French Window at Collioure, 1914, amid several canvases from Diebenkorn's magisterial "Ocean Park" series, 1968-80.
At the New Jersey Foot and Ankle Center event,
Matisse gave out posters of his famous cutout piece "Do You See What I See?" to all attendees.
But even in the simplest of cut-out
Matisse pictures, you never fail to sense a master at work.
She said: "I was disappointed when people said I was trying to make it like Chase was
Matisse. That's not so.
I introduced Chase in the semi-final, and I said Chase is
Matisse's best mate.
The Last Works In part due to the highly successful Tate exhibition of
Matisse's cut-outs last year, it is his latter work that is probably his best-loved.
On a frigid day in New York,
Matisse got to rest as many of the 2,711 dogs in 192 breeds and varieties stepped into the judging ring at Piers 92 and 94, the exhibition space stretching into the icy Hudson River.
Henri
Matisse saw the terms "expression" and "decoration" as one and the same thing.
Henri
Matisse's 'Odalisque au fauteuil noir' has a pre-sale estimate of [pounds sterling]9 million to [pounds sterling]12 million ($14.08 million to $18.77 million) and will be one of the highlights of the Sotheby's London Impressionist & Modern Art evening sale, which will be held on February 3, 2015.
In what has to be the best-named picture book of the year, Newbery Medalist Patricia MacLachlan brings readers the story of the young Henri
Matisse and his childhood inspirations, with eye-catching illustrations from Hadley Hooper.