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... it is better to entertain an idea than to take it home to live with you for the rest of your life.
Henri Matisse
Born: December 31, 1869
Died: November 3, 1954 (aged 84)
Bio: Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse was a French artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter.
Known for:
- Dance (1910)
- Le bonheur de vivre (1906)
- Portrait of Madame Matisse (Green Stripe) (1905)
- The Snail (1953)
- The Dessert: Harmony in Red (1908)
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