Henri Matisse: Selections from the Claribel and Etta Cone Collection
Examples of lithographs and bronze sculptures by Matisse, part of the Claribel and Etta Cone bequest to the Weatherspoon Art Museum, will round out this celebration of one of the twentieth century鈥檚 best known and admired artists. Matisse felt his artworks should be quick, gestural exercises that captured the form and emotion that the subject evoked in him. He once said, 鈥淚 have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have the light joyousness of springtime, which never lets anyone suspect the labors it has cost me....鈥� Working in different media often helped him work out compositional and stylistic problems as well as formulate new ideas. This focused exhibition will explore one of Matisse鈥檚 enduring themes, the female body.
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Examples of lithographs and bronze sculptures by Matisse, part of the Claribel and Etta Cone bequest to the Weatherspoon Art Museum, will round out this celebration of one of the twentieth century鈥檚 best known and admired artists. Matisse felt his artworks should be quick, gestural exercises that captured the form and emotion that the subject evoked in him. He once said, 鈥淚 have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have the light joyousness of springtime, which never lets anyone suspect the labors it has cost me....鈥� Working in different media often helped him work out compositional and stylistic problems as well as formulate new ideas. This focused exhibition will explore one of Matisse鈥檚 enduring themes, the female body.
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