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The Masterful Matisse June 7, 2026

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 I confess that Henri Matisse (1869-1954) is my favorite artist. No one comes close to his talent in my eyes. When the Aquavella Galleries recently had an exhibition of over 50 Matisse paintings, works on paper and sculpture clearly it made the top of my ’to do’ list. This beautiful exhibit closed May 22nd, 2026 and was attended by thousands. What is it about Matisse’s art that vaults him to #1 in my book? His work I painterly, luminous, decorative, sensuous and he also led the Fauve (wild beasts) movement in the early 1900’s championing the use of raw, arbitrary colors and bold brushstrokes to convey feelings rather than the actual color of the subject. Back in 2022, MoMA had an exhibit of Matisse’s cutouts. Here is my montage from that extraordinary exhibition.