Henri Matisse
Jeune fille assise au bouquet de fleurs [Seated Girl with Bouquet of Flowers]
About this artwork
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artist:Henri Matisse (1869 - 1954) French
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title:Jeune fille assise au bouquet de fleurs [Seated Girl with Bouquet of Flowers]
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date created:1923
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materials:Lithograph on paper (15/60)
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measurements:27.40 x 19.00 cm (paper 43.40 x 28.20 cm)
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credit line:Bequeathed by Gabrielle Keiller 1995
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accession number:GMA 4005
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Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse
Matisse began taking drawing classes as a way of relieving the boredom of his job as a solicitor's clerk. However, in 1891 he abandoned his legal career in favour of painting, studying at various schools in Paris. In 1905 he exhibited with a number of artists who were dubbed by a critic, Les fauves...