Henri Matisse's love of painting began when he contracted appendicitis and was on bed rest. After studying in St. Tropez, he joined a group called the “Fauves” who used color in a very non-traditional ...
When French artist Édouard Manet completed his renowned painting Olympia in 1863, it marked a significant turning point in the history of art. From Monet and Van Gogh to Picasso and Matisse, ...
Curator, Ann Temkin: The flowers in Nasturtiums with “The Dance” are the same flowers in the vase at the foreground of The Red Studio. Here, the nasturtiums are in front of MoMA's painting, Dance I, ...
Curator, Ann Temkin: The Blue Window is painted from the bedroom of Henri and Amélie Matisse. And what you see in the distance is the rooftop of the studio. This is actually the only painting in ...
Art history lovers in Bellingham are in for a treat in 2025: Thanks to a partnership with the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Whatcom Museum will receive a long-term loan of three ...
With the beginning of 2025, paintings by the likes of Henri Matisse, Frida Kahlo, and André Derain are shedding their copyright protections and entering the public domain in the United States ...