1907, Henri Matisse, View of Collioure -- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
From the museum label: Matisse returned to Collioure each summer from 1906 to 1914, as well as one winter. During that time, he was often drawn to a picturesque hillside above the village from which he painted views of Collioure. By 1907, he had developed a flat, decorative style, here shown in a screen-like arrangement of umbrella pines delineated in bold, black lines. The sinuous curves of the narrow tree trunks resemble the leading around stained-glass windows. For many years, the Matisse family actually referred to the painting as The Stained-Glass Window.
1907, Henri Matisse, View of Collioure -- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
From the museum label: Matisse returned to Collioure each summer from 1906 to 1914, as well as one winter. During that time, he was often drawn to a picturesque hillside above the village from which he painted views of Collioure. By 1907, he had developed a flat, decorative style, here shown in a screen-like arrangement of umbrella pines delineated in bold, black lines. The sinuous curves of the narrow tree trunks resemble the leading around stained-glass windows. For many years, the Matisse family actually referred to the painting as The Stained-Glass Window.