Who Was Famous French Artist Henri Matisse, Paintings

Art movement, Fauvism, Modernism, Post-Impressionism

I do not literally paint that table, but the emotion it produces upon me. — Henri Matisse.

Crockery on a Table (1900), Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Crockery on a Table (1900), Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

Vase, Bottle and Fruit, 1906, Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

Vase, Bottle and Fruit, 1906, Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

Dishes and Fruit, 1901, Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Dishes and Fruit, 1901, Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Henri Émile Benoît Matisse.

He lived from 31 December 1869 to 3 November 1954. He was a French visual artist, known for both his use of color and his original draughtsmanship.

He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known mainly as a painter.