Tag: Hilary Spurling

• Henri Matisse and that cursed armchair

  

  Anxious by nature, Henri Matisse painted quiet moments of repose in order to catch his breath before returning to the turmoils of life. Peace of mind is what he craved and what he wanted to bestow on us. Does this mean he wasn’t quite serious enough as an artist?

  Diane Tucker

  2022-11-06

  Art History, Diane Tucker, Fauvism, Henri Matisse Paintings, Matisse like a good armchair, Modernism

  Diane Tucker, Henri Matisse, Hilary Spurling, Interior at Nice, Matisse like a good armchair, Open Window Collioure, Reader Against a Black Background, Sorrows of the King