Bidspirit auction | Henri Emile Benoit Matisse, Manner

Henri Emile Benoit Matisse, Manner of/ Attributed: Femme nue allongee - Henri Emile Benoit Matisse (French, 1869-1954) Manner of/ Attributed: Femme nue allongee. Pen and ink on paper, signed, unframed. Matisse was known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter. Matisse is accepted as one of the most influential modern painters and crowned as the leader of Fauvism, a 20th century movement that favored a painterly style and bold, expressive use of color over the representational or naturalistic values of the Impressionist movement before. 11 x 14.5 inches; 28.1 x 33.6 cm Private collection England, Estate of Silvio Aguayo Espejo Vina del Mar Chile