Henri Matisse — Profil du Femme | Narrow Vertical Sketch (2×1 Format)

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Henri Matisse — Profil du Femme | Narrow Vertical Sketch (2×1 Format)Henri Matisse (18691954) was one of the towering figures of 20th century art the founder of Fauvism, a supreme colourist, and in his final decade the inventor of the paper cut out, a technique that produced some of the most joyful and formally radical images of the modern era. His drawings spare, searching, decisive reveal the extraordinary intelligence behind the apparent ease of his finished work. A Matisse sketch is not a preliminary study but a

John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) was the most sought-after portrait painter of the Gilded Age — celebrated on both sides of the Atlantic for his virtuoso brushwork and uncanny ability to capture the psychology of his sitters

making him the most recognisable Post-Impressionist painter in history

in the manner of the Chinese literati

Edward Penfield (1866–1925) was the art director of Harper's Monthly and one of the founding figures of American poster design

Working with publisher Watanabe Shōzaburō

His influence on modern abstraction

calligraphy

Working with publisher Tsutaya Jūzaburō

and dozens more — drew on medieval tapestry

the rhythm of its composition

Fritz Müller (1869–1939) was a German landscape painter whose quietly lyrical depictions of the German countryside — particularly the Alpine and Tyrolean regions — demonstrate a refined command of plein air observation in the tradition of the Munich School

both produced iconic crane compositions in their respective traditions — monumental crane screens in the case of the Hasegawa school

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