




“To find joy in the sky, the trees, the flowers… There are always flowers for those who want to see them.”
- Matisse
December 31, 1869, Le Cateau, Picardy,(France)- November 3, 1954, Nice (France)
Master French painter, printmaker, sculptor and illustrator Henri Matisse is often regarded as the most important French painter of the 20th century. A leader of the Fauvist movement,he is best known for his characteristic style of flat, brilliant color and fluid line.