Tag Archives: Matisse

A Hedgehog — and a Goldfish

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

Expression, for me, does not reside in passions glowing in a human face or manifested by violent movement. The entire arrangement of my picture is expressive; the place occupied by the figures, the empty spaces around them, the proportions, everything … Continue reading →

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An Artist’s Sorrows —

Posted on April 15, 2011 by

“Patrick Henry Bruce was one of the early and most ardent Matisse pupils and soon he made little Matisses, but he was not happy. In explaining his unhappiness he told Gertrude Stein, they talk about the sorrows of great artists, … Continue reading →

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