An epic collection of the artist’s final 13 years of work explodes with the stunning colours and spiky cutouts that redefined art ...

Matisse, “Still Life with Purro I” (1904) and “Still Life with Purro II” (1904–05) (all images courtesy the Metropolitan Museum of Art) By displaying multiple versions of the same painting or subject ...

Facing a creative slump in his later years, Henri Matisse was transformed by a challenging commission. It changed the course of his life – and art history – forever, writes Diane Bernard. In 1930, ...

Henri Matisse, “Interior, Flowers and Parakeets” (1924), oil on canvas, 46 1/4 x 29 inches, The Baltimore Museum of Art: The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. clarinet Cone and Miss Etta Cone of ...

One of the best arguments ever made for modern art opened this week in Philadelphia. It was the lifework of Henri Matisse, or as much of it as the Philadelphia Museum of Art could lay hands on: almost ...

Revisiting the landmark exhibition at MoMA, our critic finds clues to a new story line. By Blake Gopnik A flowered dress. A naked teenager. A Russian millionaire. A fancy room that hides secrets.