MATISSE

The most sensual artist and the greatest colourist of the twentieth century, Henri Matisse was leader of the Favism movement in Pari s, subsequently engaging with both Cubism and the decorative and spiritual art of Islamic cultures before the first World War. In th e 1920s, his 'Odalisques' responded to European fantasies of 'Oriental splendor' while during the next decade, classical themes of n ymphs, fauns and the dance were re-explored in the splendid and sober Barnes murals, illustrations to Mallarme and James Joyce. Mati sse expe...[Read more]