The Lute by Henri Matisse - 1943 - 59.5 x 79.5 cm private collection The Lute by Henri Matisse - 1943 - 59.5 x 79.5 cm private collection

The Lute

oil on canvas • 59.5 x 79.5 cm
  • Henri Matisse - December 31, 1869 - November 3, 1954 Henri Matisse 1943
In the early 1900s Matisse developed a new style. He began to paint with bright masses of colors that were freely applied. He used the colors to express emotion often using colors that had nothing to do with the natural colors of the subject. In 1905 Matisse, together with fellow artists Maurice de Vlaminck and Andre Derain, exhibited their new style to the world. One critic called them "fauves", which meant "wild beasts". The name stuck and their style of art was called Fauvism.