Matisse: In Search of True Painting

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"Henri Matisse (1869–1954) was one of the most acclaimed artists working in France during the first half of the twentieth century. The critic Clement Greenberg, writing in The Nation in 1949, called him a 'self-assured master who can no more help painting well than breathing.' Unbeknownst to many, painting had rarely come easily to Matisse. Throughout his career, he questioned, repainted, and reevaluated his work. He used his completed canvases as tools, repeating compositions in order to compare effects, gauge his progress, and, as he put it, 'push further and deeper into true painting.'"
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Matisse: In Search of True Painting – At The Met New York
Left Bank Art Blog
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