Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse
Henri-Émile-Benoît Matissewas a French artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPainter
Date of Birth31 December 1869
CountryFrance
design means personal touch
It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color - not color used descriptively, that is, but as a means of personal expression.
artist backs copied miss picture turning work
Those who work in a preconceived style, deliberately turning their backs on nature, miss the truth. An artist must recognize, when he is reasoning, that his picture is an artifice; but when he is painting, he should feel that he has copied nature. An
positive beautiful art
There are always flowers for those who want to see them.
funny-inspirational willpower stubbornness
When you're out of willpower you call on stubbornness, that's the trick.
drawing ideas lines
Drawing is putting a line around an idea.
accomplished without-love
Nothing can be accomplished without love.
spring artist essentials
The essential thing is to spring forth, to express the bolt of lightning one senses upon contact with a thing. The function of the artist is not to translate an observation but to express the shock of the object on his nature; the shock, with the original reaction.
figures theme models
My models, my human figures, are never like extras in an interior. They are the main theme of my work. I depend absolutely on my model...
fetch saws embarrassed
I was very embarrassed when my canvases began to fetch high prices. I saw myself condemned to a future of nothing but Masterpieces.
drawing ideas precision
To draw is to make an idea precise. Drawing is the precision of thought.
stories ifs written
If my story were ever to be written truthfully from start to finish, it would amaze everyone.
expression feelings imitation
The residuum of another's expression can never be related to one's own feeling.
stronger energy said
The energy within you is stronger than ever for being held back, compressed, and said No to ...
courage artist effort
The effort to see things without distortion takes something like courage and this courage is essential to the artist, who has to look at everything as though he saw it for the first time.