“From the moment I held the box of colors in my hands, I knew this was my life. I threw myself into it like a beast that plunges towards the thing it loves.”

About Henri Matisse

Artist • French

Henri Matisse was a French artist, renowned for his command of color and his fluid, original draughtsmanship. He was a leading figure in modern art, initially labeled a Fauve (wild beast), and is regarded as one of the...