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Nov. 17, 2010
Entertainment & Arts
THE UNKNOWN MATISSE, A Life of Henri Matisse: The Early Years, 1869-1908, by Hilary Spurling, Alfred A. Knopf, $40, 480 pages
Nov. 2, 1998
May 29, 2011
Sept. 23, 2010
Henri Matisse spent his final decades largely confined to a wheelchair, having been weakened by cancer surgery at age 72.
April 14, 2014
FBI recovers stolen Henri Matisse painting in Florida
July 20, 2012
A recent exhibition devoted to Henri Matisse’s cut-outs broke attendance records at the Tate Modern in London, the museum announced Monday.
Sept. 15, 2014
Travel & Experiences
“Yua: Henri Matisse and the Inner Arctic Spirit,” which opened Monday at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, tells several stories, not the least of which is the unusual pairing of the French artist’s Inuit portraits and traditional Native Alaskan masks.
Oct. 30, 2018
Art* A new joint exhibit of Matisse and Picasso helps shed light on their complex relationship and how these friends/rivals influenced one another.
May 29, 2002
When Henri Matisse (1869-1954) finished his breakthrough painting “The Joy of Life,” he was 36.
Oct. 22, 2014