Henri Matisse<\/strong> was a master draughtsman, engraver, sculptor and painter, and he is known above all for his imaginative use of colors in painting and his original technique. At first he was labeled a Fauvist, but later he gained fame as a representative of the classical direction of French painting. Along with Picasso<\/strong>, he is considered the greatest artist of the 20th century.<\/p>\n He finished studying law, but started painting during the period when he suffered from appendicitis and found a kind of \"paradise\" in painting. In 1891, he returned to Paris as a painting student and became fascinated by the works of the post-impressionists, especially Cezanne, Gauguin, Van Gogh and Signac, and also Japanese art.<\/p>\n After flirting with Impressionism in his early years, he later decided on a different path and became a leading representative of Fauvist painting.\nHenri Matisse<\/strong> is a master of the expressive language of color and drawing. His oeuvre, which spans more than half a century, earned him recognition as a leading figure in contemporary art.<\/p>\n Matisse<\/strong> died of cardiac arrest at the age of 84 on November 3, 1954. He is buried at the Monast\u00e8re Notre Dame de Cimiez cemetery in the Cimiez neighborhood of Nice.<\/p>","link":"https:\/\/svetslik.si\/en\/henri-matisse\/","name":"Henri Matisse","slug":"henri-matisse","taxonomy":"product_cat","parent":9791,"meta":[],"menu_order":21,"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n