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Henri Matisse is one of the most well-known and influential painters of the contemporary modern era. He was a prolific French artist whose early work contributed to innovative ideas and concepts that remain as important today as when they were developed more than 100 years ago.

Matisse found that using complementary colors in his work and focusing on certain opposing color combinations could be used to create a brighter, bolder, and more impactful kind of imagery.

Matisse didn’t necessarily try to paint accurate landscapes or people. The faces of his subjects were colorful, ...

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