Meet Henri Matisse, the French artist behind Fauvism, an art movement that shook the world in the early 20th century.

Born into a bourgeois family, Matisse initially studied law, but after a surgery, he discovered his true calling as a painter.

Matisse's mother encouraged him to follow his emotions, not rules, and he began painting still lifes, marking the start of his artistic journey.

In Paris, Matisse met influential artists like Georges Rouault and Albert Marquet, and began to develop his unique style, exhibiting his first work, The Reader.

Matisse's friendship with Paul Signac led him to explore 'pointillism', and his encounter with Paul Gauguin's works in Collioure, France, inspired a new wave of creativity.

To learn more about Matisse's incredible journey, click here and discover the rest of his story: The Life and Work of Henri Matisse: From Beginnings to Post-Fauvist Innovation.

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