ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A 20th century master once observed that an artist should never be a prisoner. "Prisoner?" he said. "An artist must never be a prisoner of himself, a prisoner of style, a prisoner of ...

Long ReadSince Henri Matisse's death in 1954, four generations of his family have guarded his vast body of work jealously and with the utmost discretion. But when the painter's work entered the public ...

The Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida will host "French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850–1950" from Aug. 5, 2025 through Jan. 4, 2026. The exhibition features over 55 paintings, drawings, ...

Newmarket has been and gone, and the Curragh is still to come, but it is the turn of Longchamp to provide the next chapter of the European classic season May 11, starting with the Poule d'Essai des ...

Ten years ago, a radical spine cancer surgery simultaneously saved my life and disabled me. I had been a very active person, but after surgery, my legs were partially paralyzed. Initially, I leaned on ...

Dows Lane kindergartners dove into the colorful world of French artist Henri Matisse. Photos courtesy of the Irvington Union Free School District Dows Lane Elementary School kindergartners dove into ...

French painter Henri Matisse first came into contact with ukiyo-e woodcut prints in the early 20th century, when various world fairs brought Japanese art to Europe. Struggling to get his own career ...

COLUMBIA — An upcoming exhibition at the Columbia Museum of Art is set to bring artwork from major players in the French modernist movement to South Carolina's capital city. The exhibit, named "French ...

The Des Moines Art Center has plenty of interesting works in its permanent collection. Now one is on the road, stopping first in New York City and then across the Atlantic to Switzerland before ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Simon Kelly of the St. Louis Art Museum talks about one of Henri Matisse's most famous artworks, part of the new exhibition, ...

The apartment once belonging to French artist Henri Matisse has just hit the market—for a cool $2.7 million. Only four others have owned the unit since the famed painter inhabited it between the 1930s ...

The luxury apartment on the French Riviera that was the longtime residence and studio of artist Henri Matisse while he produced many of his iconic paintings has been listed for €2.48 million (US$2.68 ...