Matisse, Henri (-Emile-Benoit) TIMELINE: The 20th century ``Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that it will grow better.'' -- Henri Matisse (b. Dec. 31, 1869, Le Cateau, Picardy, Fr.--d. Nov. 3, 1954, Nice) artist often regarded as the most important French painter of the 20th century. The leader of the Fauvist movement around 1900, Matisse pursued the ...

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Henri Matisse [French Fauvist Painter and Sculptor, 1869-1954] Links to works by Henri Matisse in art museum sites and image archives worldwide.