How did Henri Matisse (1869-1954) achieve such vibrancy of
light and color in his paintings? Apparently by his lifelong habit of reworking
his canvases, as is made evident by "
Matisse: In
Search of True Painting" at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art. He created
series and pairs of paintings on the same subjects that nevertheless resulted
in startling differences; compare the hue and brushstrokes of "Le Luxe
I" (1907, above left) and "Le Luxe II (1907-1908, right). The
exhibition also includes, among others, varied renderings of still lifes,
domestic interiors, a young sailor, Notre Dame and a dark-haired model,
Laurette. These experiments demonstrate that Matisse remained true to his
mission, in his words, to "push further and deeper into true
painting."
“Matisse: In Search of True Painting” runs through March 17, 2013, at the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Ave. at 82nd St., NYC; (212) 535-7710,
metmuseum.org.
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