Painted in 1913 during Matisse’s Moroccan period, “Standing Moroccan in Green” turns a frontal figure in a dark green burnous into a monumental design of color and contour. Explore how the divided background, ornamental punctuation, and disciplined palette create poise and presence.
Painted in 1913 during Matisse’s Moroccan period, “Seated Riffian” turns a dignified sitter into a powerful architecture of red, green, yellow, and blue. Explore how color and contour create poise, depth, and modern presence.
Painted in 1913, Matisse’s “Portrait of Mme. Matisse” turns a seated likeness into a rigorous harmony of blues and orange accents. Explore how color, contour, and decorative structure create depth, poise, and modern calm.
Painted in 1913, Matisse’s “Landscape Viewed from a Window” unites interior and exterior through a bold key of blue, pairing a sunlit cityscape with still-life objects on a sill to show how color alone creates depth, light, and harmony.
Matisse’s 1913 interior transforms a vase of calla lilies by a window into a vibrant architecture of color, contour, and patterned light. Explore how flat planes and bold outlines create depth and harmony.
Matisse’s 1913 still life turns a bouquet of calla lilies, irises, and mimosa into a vibrant architecture of color and pattern. Explore how ornament, contour, and Mediterranean light shape one of his most expressive interiors.
Painted in 1913, Matisse’s “Basket with Oranges” turns a bowl of citrus on a floral cloth into a vibrant architecture of color and contour. This in-depth analysis explores its composition, decorative pattern, black-bounded line, and the modern balance between flatness and convincing presence.
Painted in 1913 during Matisse’s Moroccan period, “Arabian Coffee House” reduces a café gathering to serene ovals of pale garments on a lavender-blue ground, under a frieze of Moorish arches and a pink-orange border. The analysis explores its decorative structure, color architecture, and calm social rhythm.
Painted in 1913 during Matisse’s Moroccan period, “Open Window at Tangier” turns a harbor view into stacked bands of ocher sky, lavender clouds, and sea blues, framed by potted bouquets on a terrace ledge. The analysis explores its window motif, color architecture, brushwork, and the union of decoration and landscape.
Painted in 1912, Matisse’s “Red Fish in Interior” turns a dark studio into a luminous stage where a blue aquarium of orange fish, a reclining sculpture, and an open doorway balance warm and cool color. This analysis explores the composition, color architecture, and the studio as a theater of looking.
Painted in 1912 during Matisse’s Moroccan period, “Zorah Standing” turns a frontal figure in a blue-green robe against a red wall into a modern icon of presence. This in-depth analysis explores its vertical format, color architecture, pattern, and the poised dignity of the sitter.
Painted in 1912 during Matisse’s Moroccan period, “Zorah on the Terrace” centers a seated figure within calm blue planes, balanced by red slippers and a goldfish bowl. This in-depth analysis explores its composition, color architecture, brushwork, and the quiet psychological atmosphere that defines the work.
Painted in 1912, Matisse’s “Vase of Irises” turns a vanity table, an oval mirror, and a striped vase of magenta blossoms into a luminous stage of color. This in-depth analysis explores the composition, mirror device, brushwork, and the balance of symmetry and exuberance that defines the work.
Painted in 1912 during Matisse’s Moroccan period, “The Palm” turns a fan of fronds, dark trunks, and warm–cool color planes into a radiant structure of light. This analysis explores its composition, color architecture, brushwork, and the modern clarity that transforms a tree into pure rhythm.
In this 1912 studio canvas, Matisse places a red vase of nasturtiums before the blue field of his iconic dancers, compressing movement and stillness into a tall, dynamic composition. The analysis explores the painting’s color architecture, vertical format, arabesque line, and the studio as a theater for modern harmony.
Painted in 1912 during Matisse’s Moroccan period, “Moroccan Garden” transforms mounded foliage, a red trunk, and a pink sky into a luminous tapestry of color. This in-depth analysis explores its composition, brushwork, light, and the decorative rhythms that turn a small garden into a modern vision.
Painted in 1912, Matisse’s studio still life unites a goldfish bowl, a small bouquet, and a reclining sculpture in a dark interior. This in-depth analysis explores its color architecture, glass reflections, and the dialogue between living motion and carved stillness.
Painted in 1912 during Matisse’s North African journey, “Entrance to the Kasbah” turns an arched doorway, a red ground, and fields of blue into a luminous meditation on threshold and light. This analysis explores its composition, color architecture, and the quiet psychological pull of passage.