Henri Matisse - BBC Modern Masters Video Cues

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Look for the answers to these questions as you watch the BBC Modern Masters video on Henri Matisse narrated by Alistair Sooke.

Was the “Blue Nude” a simple, or intricately detailed, piece of art? ______

What style were Matisse’s early works; representational, abstract, or non-representational? _________

Matisse is often called the “Master of _____?”

Matisse was born in what country? _______

According to the video, how did Matisse’s mother influence his art career?

According to the video, in his childhood, what might have influenced Matisse’s love of color?

According to the video, Matisse began his career as a traditional painter and his early work was rather boring - true or false?

Matisse moved to _____ in the 1890's to train as an artist.

                                                             
According to the video, by 1897, he had discovered a style of painting (created by someone else, not him) known as __________, which minimized details.

In 1905, in his mid-30's and broke, he moved to the south of France and it changed his style of painting. His piece titled, “View of Collioure,” was the culmination of this time period. According to the video, what was it about the south of France that influenced his style of painting? ______________

What was “The Open Window” and what was the subject and, according to the video, why was it different from most paintings of the time? ____________

According to the video, how did Matisse’s use of the Color Wheel differ from that of Van Gogh? ___________

According to the video, why was he called a “Fauve?” ___________

What is meant by Alastair Sooke’s comment that Matisse created “an emotional response to color?” ___________

According to the video, who was Sergei Ivanovich Shchukin and what two famous pieces of art did Matisse create for Shchukin? _________

According to the video, what did piece of art did critics refer to as “lobster men frolicking amongst the spinach?” ____________

According to the video, why was Shchukin’s collection of Matisse’s paintings not seen for decades? _____________

According to the video, “The Piano Lesson” is seen as an allegory and a lament for what world event? ____________

What is an “odalisque” and, according to the video,  what ended Matisse’s obsession with them? ______________

What famous American Abstract Expressionist artist was influenced by Matisse’s painting, “The Red Studio?” ____________

What was extraordinary about the 12’ x 45’ “Dancing Nudes” mural that Matisse created for Dr. Barnes?

Who was the model for the 1935 painting titled “The Pink Nude?” ___________

In 1949, while sick and bed-ridden, Matisse created what new style of art, made famous by his work titled “Icarus?” ____________

According to the video, how did Matisse consider the art he created after his illness? _______

What is “The Snail” and what was “drawing with paper?” ____________

According to the video, what was Matisse’s last, greatest work of art that he considered the crowning achievement of his entire career? __________

According to the video, what is the “Tree of Life” and what medium did Matisse use to create it? ______________

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