MATISSE

I was just thinking that I hadn't updated my blog in a long time (it's been a busy month full of not enough sewing, lots of travel, etc.) since my last post was about our Matisse collages back in October... then I saw this Matisse-inspired fabric by Alexander Henry over at Hancock's of Paducah. (photo from Hancock's of Paducah) FABULOUS!! I was wondering why no one had licensed his work for fabric yet... I'm hoping some of this collection will find it's way to my house for the holidays. It…

Henri Matisse

Henri Matisse

Matisse Hyacinths and Lemons, Fleur-de-Lis Background 1943

Henri Matisse is widely regarded as the greatest colorist of the 20th century and as a rival to Pablo Picasso in the importance of his innovations. He emerged as a Post-Impressionist, and first achieved prominence as the leader of the French movement Fauvism. #Henri Matisse, #Art

Henri Matisse. Fenêtre à Tahiti, 1935-1936.

1911. Oil on canvas. 180 x 221 cm. The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow. 3295.

¤ Poster by Henri Matisse (1869-1954), 1951, "Mme de Pompadour" for the Bal de l'Ecole des Arts Décoratifs, Atelier Mourlot.

Music and colour may appear to have nothing in common, but they follow parallel paths. Seven notes, with slight modifications, suffice to write any score. Why is it not the same for the visual ar…

La blouse roumaine brodée main

A ne pas manquer, l'expo Matisse à Paris au Centre Pompidou. Floraison de doubles, de trios et de séries, méthode créative du peintre, sa vie durant. A voir absolument...

A ne pas manquer, l'expo Matisse à Paris au Centre Pompidou. Floraison de doubles, de trios et de séries, méthode créative du peintre, sa vie durant. A voir absolument...

Fils d'un marchand de grains, Henri Matisse naît au Cateau-Cambrésis, dans le nord de la France, le 31 décembre 1869. En 1890, pou...

dappledwithshadow: Henri MatisseOdalisque au Fauteuil Noir1942Dimensions…