HENRI MATISSE ``Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that it will grow better.'' -- Henri Matisse Henri Matisse was born in the north of France at Le Cateau-Cambresis in 1869. It was not until he was 21 years old that he became interested in painting as a career. In 1891, Matisse began studying at an Academe. In 1892, he transferred to Gustave Moreau's studio at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. His …showed first 75 words of 278 total…

…showed last 75 words of 278 total…in Paris. Finally, in 1918, an exhibition featuring the works of Matisse, as well as Picasso, opened at the Guillaume Gallery. After World War II, Matisse got sick and couldn’t get out of his bed. Then he started to create book designs and illustrations. One of his most best books is entitled Jazz and was published in 1947. The piece entitled The Clown From Jazz was originally published in this book. Matisse then soon died on 1954.