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Matisse

Matisse

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A French painter and sculptor who used bright colors and simple shapes
  • proper noun
  • /mæˈtiːs/
: Matisse
  • More recently, Clive Bell has compared and contrasted Matisse and Picasso in somewhat similar terms (194-95).
  • Henri Matisse

Yeah, You know, the days of Matisse and Picasso and Gertrude Stein are long gone.

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Examples

  • Oh yeah, and original art by Pierre Bonnard, George Rouault, Henri Matisse, and Andy Warhol.

    Blog text (23)

  • The links between color interests and musical skills in Matisse, Kandinsky, and Klee, for example, have always impressed critics.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Father thinks that art stopped with Matisse and Picasso.

    The Longest Ride (2015)

  • The Fauves, with Matisse at their head, had more than forty pictures.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Who can deny the popularity of Vermeer at the National Gallery or Matisse at the Museum of Modern Art?

    Academic text (1997)

  • But I've met Picasso, Brock, Matisse, I've been to Mexico, Paris, the South Seas, and places people only dream about.

    Under Suspicion (1991)

  • Raphael and Michelangelo were contemporaries, as were Poussin and Rubens, Ingres and Delacroix, and Matisse and Picasso.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Soon after, they began to acquire works by Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Henri Matisse, Paul Klee, and others (de Menil 1983:36).

    Academic text (2007)

  • Henri Matisse is celebrated for his vibrant use of color and unique style in painting.

  • The museum features several famous works by Matisse, including his stunning use of light.

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Etymology

Matisse is a French family name that comes from the given name Mathieu, which is like the English name Matthew and means 'gift of God'. So, when you hear Matisse, you can think of the artist Henri Matisse and remember the name as a French form of the familiar name Matthew.