1869-1954 - one of the first

“modern” artists- Flat colors- Structure:

composition, positive and negative space

- Cut-outs- Fauves: “The Wild

Ones”

A Glimpse of Notre Dame in the Late Afternoon

1902Oil on paper mounted on canvas

Luxe, calm et volupte1904-05

Oil on canvas

Green Stripe (Madame Matisse)1905

Oil and tempera on canvas

Portrait of Andre Derain1905

Oil on canvas

The Joy of Life1905-06

Oil on canvas

Self Portrait1906

Oil on canvas

Le Luxe1907

Oil on canvas

The Red Madras Headress1907

Oil on canvas

The Girl with Green Eyes1908

Oil on canvas

Harmony in Red1908

Oil on canvas

Bathers by a River1909, 1913, and 1916

Oil on canvas

La Danse1909

Oil on canvas

Still Life with Blue Tablecloth1909

Oil on canvas

La Musique1910

Oil on canvas

Conversation1910

Oil on canvas

Dance II1910

Oil on canvas

The Painter’s Family1911

Oil on canvas

The Red Studio1911

Oil on canvas

Seated Riffian1912-13

Oil on canvas

Bowl of Apples on a Table1916

Oil on canvas

The Music Lesson1917

Oil on canvas

Odalisque with Red Culottes1921

Oil on canvas

Odalisque with Magnolias1923-24

Oil on canvas

Decorative Figure on an Ornamental Ground1925-26

Oil on canvas

Large Reclining Nude/The Pink Nude1935

Oil on canvas

Woman in a Purple Coat1937

Oil on canvas

Two Dancers1938

Paper, thumbtacks, and cutouts

La Musique1939

Oil on canvas

The Rumianian Blouse1940

Oil on canvas

The Lute1943

Oil on canvas

Icarus1947

Collage (From “Jazz”)

CircusPlate II from “Jazz”

DestinyPlate XVI from “Jazz”

The Knife ThrowerPlate XV from “Jazz”

Interior with Egyptian Curtain1948

Oil on canvas

Blue Nude (IV)1952

Gouache on paper, cut and pasted, and charcoal on white paper

The Snail1952-1953

Gouache on paper, cut and pasted, and charcoal on white paper