Woman Reading
Henri Matisse · 1895
Why it's great
A woman sits reading in a quiet room, painted in warm yellows and browns. It is an early work by Matisse, painted before his famous wild colors. It's a calm moment of quiet concentration.
Where to see it
📍 Matisse MuseumLe Cateau-Cambrésis, France
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Henri Matisse was born in northern France and began painting after an illness at age 20. He lived in Paris and then in Nice in the south, where he painted in bold, free colors. He was the leader of Fauvism, whose name means 'wild beasts', and later made colorful paper cut-outs. He died in Nice in 1954.
