Henri Matisse: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Lawrence Gowing, Matisse (1979), is a general introduction to Matisseās art. Alfred H. Barr, Jr., Matisse: His Art and His Public (1951, reprinted 1974), contains an excellent critical analysis. Jack Flam (ed.), Matisse on Art, rev. ed. (1995), is a collection and analysis of statements by Matisse on art. A seminal monograph on the artist is Pierre Schneider, Matisse, new ed., trans. from French by Michael Taylor and Bridget Strevens Romer (2002).
Exhibition catalogs include Isabelle Monod-Fontaine, The Sculpture of Henri Matisse, ed. by Catherine Lampert, trans. by David Macey (1984; originally published in French); Jack Cowart and Dominique Fourcade, Henri Matisse: The Early Years in Nice, 1916ā1930 (1986); Jack Cowart et al., Matisse in Morocco: The Paintings and Drawings, 1912ā1913 (1990); and Karl Buchberg et al. (eds.), Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs (2014).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: BBC - MatisseĀs cut-outs: A South Seas voyage into history. | Aug 11, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Dec 27, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Oct 30, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - Seurat and Matisse: Influence, Tradition, and the Legacy of Divisionism (PDF). | Aug 22, 2025 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jul 09, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - MatisseĀs cut-outs: A South Seas voyage into history. | Dec 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Education Resources Information Center - Henri Matisse. | Sep 21, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Jul 25, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of Henri Matisse. | Jun 28, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 26, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Routledge Ecyclopedia of Modernism - Henri Matisse. | Feb 26, 2024 | ||
| Cross-reference added. | Sep 08, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Maison-Matisse.com - Biography of Henri Matisse. | Sep 07, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art in Context - Henri Matisse Ā An Exploration of the Life and Art of Henri Matisse. | May 02, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Masterworks Fine Art - Henri Matisse. | Dec 29, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art Encyclopedia - Biography of Henri Matisse. | Aug 30, 2022 | ||
| Revised discussion of his 1941 operation. | Jan 05, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: Artnet - Biography of Henri Matisse. | Feb 21, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Gallery of Canada - Biography of Henri Matisse. | Feb 21, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Gallery of Art, Washington - Biography of Henri Matisse. | Feb 21, 2019 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Oct 09, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Making Art Fun! - Biography of Henri Matisse. | May 05, 2017 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 23, 2017 | ||
| Added video. | Jan 29, 2016 | ||
| Bibliography thoroughly revised. | Jul 17, 2015 | ||
| Added photograph. | Feb 12, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Guggenheim - Biography of Henri Matisse. | Aug 10, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Art Story - Biography of Henri Matisse. | Aug 08, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Entertainment - How Henri Matisse Worked. | Jan 28, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Olga's Gallery - Biography of Henri Matisse. | Jan 28, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Met - Henri Matisse (1869Ā1954). | Jan 28, 2013 | ||
| Changed "proselyting" to "proselytizing." |
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Jan 31, 2011 | |
| Added image of Henri Matisse's painting Tea (1919). | Dec 15, 2010 | ||
| Changed Diaghilev's first name from Sergey to Serge. | May 05, 2009 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 07, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: WebMuseum - Henri Matisse. | Aug 09, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | May 17, 2002 | ||
| Article revised. | Sep 25, 2001 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |