Henri matisse biography obras teatrales

(1869-1954)

Who Was Henri Matisse?

Over a six-decade career, artist Henri Matisse worked in all media, from painting to sculpture to printmaking.

Although his subjects were traditional—nudes, figures in landscapes, portraits, interior views—his revolutionary use of brilliant color and exaggerated form to express emotion made him one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.

Early Life and Training

Henri Matisse was born on December 31, 1869, and was raised in the small industrial town of Bohain-en-Vermandois in northern France.

Henri Matisse was born in in Cateau-Cambresis (France).

Paysages, Espace Henri Matisse Creil, Amiens (FR).

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Henri Matisse was a famous French artist known mainly for his paintings.

Paysages, Espace Henri Matisse Creil, Amiens FR Festival Iberioamericano de Teatro, BogotàCO.

His family worked in the grain business. As a young man, Matisse worked as a legal clerk and then studied for a law degree in Paris from 1887 to 1889. Returning to a position in a law office in the town of Saint-Quentin, he began taking a drawing class in the mornings before he went to work.

When he was 21, Matisse began painting while recuperating from an illness, and his vocation as an artist was confirmed.

In 1891, Matiss