Henri Matisse12/31/1869 - 11/3/1954

•Born Nord, France•Parents owned a seed business•1887 went to Paris to study Law•Appendicitis caused him to become bed ridden-Mom bought him paints•Disappointed dad, he decided to become artists in lieu of lawyer•Stomach cancer in late years and chose to do more cutouts, less painting

Beasts of the Sea is a painting by Henri Matisse from 1950. It is a paper collage on canvas. It is currently in the collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. During the early to mid-1940s Matisse was in poor health. Eventually by 1950 he stopped painting in favor of his paper cutouts. Beasts of the Sea, is an example of Matisse's final body of works known as the cutouts.

• “Beasts of the Sea”

The Sorrows of the King ArtistHenri Matisse Year1952 TypeGouache on paper on canvas Dimensions292 cm × 386 cm (115 in × 152 in)LocationPompidou Centre, Paris The Sorrows of the King is a collage using cut out paper shapes by Henri Matisse from 1952. It was made from paper he had coloured with gouache paint and is mounted on canvas. Its size is 292 x 386 cm. It is his final self-portrait.

“Sorrows of the King”

Blue Nudes refer to a series of gouaches découpées by Henri Matisse, executed in 1952. They represent female nudes either seated or standing, and are among Matisse's final works in any medium. The Blue Nudes, are a major series' of Matisse's final body of works known as the cutouts. They are widely viewed as an important and innovative group of Matisse's collages

“Blue

Nudes”

La Négresse 1952/1953; by Henri Matisse is a gouache découpée. La Negresse, is an example of Matisse's final body of works known as the cutouts. He initially created this work as a large wall piece.

Le Lanceur De Couteaux is a paper cut by Henri Matisse from 1947. It is from Jazz, 1947.

“The Knife Thrower”

Black Leaf on Green Background (1952) is a painting by Henri Matisse. It was made by Matisse with Gouache and cut paper on paper. It is currently in the Menil Collection, Houston, Texas. Black Leaf on Green Background, is an example of Matisse's final body of works known as the cutouts.[1]

“Black Leaf on Green

Background”

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