1917, Henri Matisse, Bouquet -- San Diego Museum of Art
From the museum label: The jarring juxtaposition of colors that distinguished Matisse's paintings beginning in 1900 led to his being branded a Fauve (wild beast), a label that came to describe an artistic movement. Matisse retreated to a more restricted palette around 1910, but this large still life demonstrates a return to the high-keyed color that would come to characterize Matisse's modern vision.
1917, Henri Matisse, Bouquet -- San Diego Museum of Art
From the museum label: The jarring juxtaposition of colors that distinguished Matisse's paintings beginning in 1900 led to his being branded a Fauve (wild beast), a label that came to describe an artistic movement. Matisse retreated to a more restricted palette around 1910, but this large still life demonstrates a return to the high-keyed color that would come to characterize Matisse's modern vision.