Henri Matisse

By LatAm ARTE

Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse (French: Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse) (December 31, 1869 – November 3, 1954) was a French designer, engraver, sculptor, and painter of the early 20th century, who is best known as a painter and His influence on this art is very important. Matisse is considered one of the most important artists of the 20th century due to his innovations and influence on his contemporaries. The historical importance of his discoveries in the field of pure color can be seen as the achievement of Cubism in freeing form from the constraints of objective representation. Matis studied law and first worked in the same field, but at the age of twenty-two he entered the world of art. He experimented with sculpting while painting and was considered one of the leading artists of the Dadger or Fauvist group.