Henri Matisse Red Room Harmony In Red

Henri matisse the dessert harmony in red 1908 the hermitage museum matisse is one of the leading figures in modern art.

Henri matisse red room harmony in red.

1 matisse must have felt that too. Harmony in red is a masterpiece created by france based artist henri matisse in 1908 which thought to be matisse s representative masterpiece by some critics. The colour selection generates a feeling of warmth and comfort whilst contrasting richly and intensely with other elements within the composition. Harmony in red the red room 1908 is considered by some art historians to be matisse s masterpiece matisse was greatly influenced by the post impressionists van gogh gauguin paul cezanne and van gogh was an ardent admirer of japanese art and motifs he developed his style using areas of flat brilliant and often unnatural colour and invariably outlined his forms in a manner.

In his paris studio with its windows looking out over a monastery garden in 1908 matisse created one of his most important works of the period 1908 1913. 1869 1954 red room harmony in red france 1908. The artist himself called this a decorative panel and it was intended for the dining room in the moscow. Along with pablo picasso and marcel duchamp he helped to define the revolutionary developments in painting throughout the opening decades of the twentieth century.

Henri matisse painting oil on canvas 180 5x221 cm. In 1908 he painted his famous harmony in red which although the scene resembles a dining room is really a view of the artist inside his studio inside. This fauvist painting follows the example set by impressionism with the overall lack of a central focal point. Harmony in red is a painting by french artist henri matisse from 1908 it is considered by some critics to be matisse s masterpiece.

Harmony in red was originally commissioned as harmony in blue but matisse was disappointed with the result so painted over it with his preferred red. Matisse s harmony in red 1908 hillary spurling has described how henri matisse s actual studios were like sacred space and that many visitors on entering them felt they had entered a different reality. This painting went through three stages first it was painted green then it was ordered blue but it was finally painted over with matisse s preferred red.