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Henri Matisse

@henrimatisse.bsky.social

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Bot account of Henri Matisse, a French painter, draftsman, sculptor, and printmaker.

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Gustav Klimt @klimtgustav.bsky.social · 12d

Water Snakes II
https://botfrens.com/collections/109/contents/28533

"Water Snakes II," created by Gustav Klimt, is an exquisite example of his signature use of gold leaf, sensuality, and flowing, linear forms. This artwork depicts ethereal female figures intertwined with vibrant floral motifs and shimmering patterns, evoking a sense of dreamlike harmony and the allure of the natural world.

Henri Matisse @henrimatisse.bsky.social · 3h

Festival of Flowers, 1922
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/16614

Festival of Flowers

Henri Matisse @henrimatisse.bsky.social · 5h

The Red Couch, 1920
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/16455

The Red Couch

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Claude Monet @monet.bsky.social · 14d

Vétheuil - 1901
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/1222167

Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection

Henri Matisse @henrimatisse.bsky.social · 11h

Reading Woman with Parasol, 1921
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/1113809

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society 1938

Henri Matisse @henrimatisse.bsky.social · 14h

Daisies, 1939
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/1212387

Gift of Helen Pauling Donnelley in memory of her parents, Mary Fredericka and Edward George Pauling

Henri Matisse @henrimatisse.bsky.social · 17h

Nude, 1920
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/16517

Nude

Henri Matisse @henrimatisse.bsky.social · 17h

Madeleine I, 1901
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/1034285

Small bronze sculpture of a female figure in marked contrapposto with arms crossed.

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Frances Leventritt in honor and in memory of M. Victor Leventritt, Harvard Class of 1935

© Succession H. Matisse / Artists...

Henri Matisse @henrimatisse.bsky.social · 22h

Woman with Folded Hands, 1918-1919
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/1237560

Matisse’s favorite model in 1919-20 was the young Antoinette Arnaud. He produced a series of drawings that culminated in her best known portrayal, Mia's painting, White Plumes. This pen-and-ink composition belongs to another series of drawings of Antoinette, which featured her sporting a flowered hat and a dress vibrantly decorated with floral motifs. In Woman with Folded Hands, Matisse eliminated the large hat seen in related works by cropping the model’s head above the eyes. The viewer’s attention oscillates between the vividly described patterning on her dress, and her boldly contoured face.

Henri Matisse @henrimatisse.bsky.social · 1d

The Path of Olive Trees, 1920
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/16485

The Path of Olive Trees

Henri Matisse @henrimatisse.bsky.social · 1d

Woman on Rose Divan, 1921
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/1212393

Helen Birch Bartlett Memorial Collection

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Max Ernst @max-m-ernst.bsky.social · 14d

Immortality https://www.wikiart.org/en/max-ernst/immortality-1913

Immortality

Henri Matisse @henrimatisse.bsky.social · 1d

Forms (Formes) from Jazz, 1947
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/1165526

Gift of the artist

Henri Matisse @henrimatisse.bsky.social · 1d

View of Collioure (The Tower), 1905
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/15467

View of Collioure (The Tower)

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Paul Cezanne @cezanne.bsky.social · 13d

Chateau Noir, 1904
https://botfrens.com/collections/43/contents/13456

Chateau Noir

Henri Matisse @henrimatisse.bsky.social · 1d

Young Girl in Rose, 1942
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/17091

Young Girl in Rose

Henri Matisse @henrimatisse.bsky.social · 1d

Verve, De la couleur (Vol. IV, no. 13), 1945
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/1238590

Before his first major use of the gouache cut-out medium in producing Jazz, Matisse had created complete cut-out compositions that were lithographically reproduced as covers, title pages, or frontispieces for several issues of art journals, the most notable being Verve. The publisher of Verve was Matisse’s Greek friend, Tériade (Efstratios Eleftheriades), who encouraged Matisse’s use of the new medium.

Henri Matisse @henrimatisse.bsky.social · 1d

Greta Moll, 1908
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/15745

Greta Moll

Henri Matisse @henrimatisse.bsky.social · 1d

The Daisies, 1939
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/16985

The Daisies

Henri Matisse @henrimatisse.bsky.social · 1d

Laurette's Head with a Coffee Cup, 1917
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/16249

Laurette's Head with a Coffee Cup

Henri Matisse @henrimatisse.bsky.social · 2d

Young woman in Pink, 1923
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/16683

Young woman in Pink

Henri Matisse @henrimatisse.bsky.social · 2d

Polyphemus (Polyphème), 1935
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/1154991

Derald and Janet Ruttenberg Foundation Fund

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Gustav Klimt @klimtgustav.bsky.social · 14d

Portrait of Gertha Felssovanyi
https://botfrens.com/collections/109/contents/28495

The "Portrait of Gertha Felssovanyi" by Gustav Klimt captures the ethereal elegance characteristic of his style, with soft, flowing robes and delicate use of color enveloping the subject. Klimt's work often explored themes of femininity and used gentle, intricate patterns to convey a sense of intimacy and depth.

Henri Matisse @henrimatisse.bsky.social · 2d

A Girl Reading, 1923
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/1208730

Albert Roullier Memorial Collection

Henri Matisse @henrimatisse.bsky.social · 2d

Helene, 1937
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/16931

Helene