Henri Matisse (1869 - 1954)
Other form of the name
Matisse , Henri Emile Benoît (état civil)
Birth
1869, Le Cateau-Cambrésis, Nord (59), France
Death
1954, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes (06), France
Nationality
France
Gender
Genre
Homme
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Documentary resources
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Section :
sculpture; arts décoratifs
Practical information
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Others external documentations
Musée national d'art moderne - centre Pompidou, Paris
Peintre, sculpteur et graveur. Né à le Cateau-Cambrésis, mort à Nice. Elève à l'Académie Julian (1893), puis de Gustave Moreau (1895). Lié à Camoin et Manguin, fondateur du fauvisme. Séjourna au Maroc et se fixa à Vence en 1943. Actif en France.