Hiroshima Museum of Art

Henri MATISSE

Henri MATISSE1869-1954

A painter of the greatest artists in the 20th century. He is known to be a typical painter of Fauvism, who used vivid colors and rough touches. And later he gradually become to combine the flat surfaces of color with emphasized two-dimensioned nature of painting.

The France
La France

1939 oil on canvas  44.8*36.7cm

 

Young Girl in Green at Red Interior
Jeune Fille en vert dans intérieur rouge

1947 oil on canvas  72.7*60.4cm