A work of art must carry in itself its complete significance and impose it upon the beholder even before he can identify the subject-matter. When I s… - Henri Matisse

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A work of art must carry in itself its complete significance and impose it upon the beholder even before he can identify the subject-matter. When I see the Giotto frescoes at Padua I do not trouble to recognize which scene of the life of Christ I have before me, but I perceive instantly the sentiment which radiates from it and which is instinct in the composition in every line and color.

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Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French artist. Particularly known for his striking use of colour, Matisse is one of the very few indisputable giants of modern art, alongside Pablo Picasso and Wassily Kandinsky.

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Alternative Names: Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse Henri Emile Benoît Matisse Henri Emile Benoit Matisse Henri-Emile-Benoît Matisse Henri-Emile-Benoit Matisse H. Matisse matisse h. h. matisse matisse henri Henri-Matisse Matisse Anri Matiss
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