Woman Reading at a Small Table (c.1923). Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954). Oil on canvas. Kuns
Woman Reading at a Small Table (c.1923). Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954). Oil on canvas. Kunstmuseum Bern.Matisse used pure colors and the white of exposed canvas to create a light-filled atmosphere in his Fauve paintings. Rather than using modeling or shading to lend volume and structure to his pictures, Matisse used contrasting areas of pure, unmodulated color. These ideas continued to be important to him throughout his career. -- source link
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