Henri Matisse, the famous French Artist, is considered as a pioneer of mordent art. He is also a draughtsman, printmaker, sculptor and principally, a painter. Henri Matisse did not start his art study and career until he was 21 years old. He was initially labeled as a Fauve (wild beast), meanwhile; he developed a simple style of painting by mastering of the expressive language of color and drawings. During his special period of art and decoration, he produced many great paintings, such as La Dance, the conversation and etc. Though the Fauve was decline at that time, the reputation of Henri Matisse’s art kept rising. Therefore, Matisee enjoys the respect as high as Picasso and is recognized as a master of color and lines.
Henri Matisse was born on December 31, 1869 in Le Cateau-Cambr-sis, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. He was the first son of his parents, who were doing seed business. Though Matisse liked paiting, he took it as a hobby only. Matisse did not expect to be an artist during his teenage and he even did not visit any of art museums. As being instructed by his father, Matisse studied law in Paris. After that, Henri Matisse worked as a court administrator at his hometown. It was his mother happened to discover Henri Matisse’s talent on art. Matisse once had a small surgery and stayed in a hospital. His mother bought Matisse a set of painting supplies to during his recovery period. Since then, Matisse’s life changed.
Henri Matisse started his art study in Paris in 1891. He made a visit to the painter Russell, who therefore, introduced Henri Matisse to Impressionism and to the work of Van Gogh. Henri Matisse's style changed completely. He would later say that Russell was his teacher, and Russell explained colour theory to him.
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