Pierre Matisse

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Pierre Matisse, (1900-1989) opened an important modern art gallery in the Fuller Building at 41 East 57th Street in New York City during the 1930s. The Pierre Matisse Gallery which was active from 1931 until 1989 represented and exhibited many European artists and a few Americans and Canadians in New York often for the first time. He exhibited Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Alberto Giacometti, Jean Dubuffet, André Derain, Yves Tanguy, Le Corbusier, Paul Delvaux, Wilfredo Lam, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Balthus, Leonora Carrington, Zao Wou Ki, Sam Francis, sculptors Theodore Roszak, Raymond Mason and Reg Butler, and several other important artists, including the work of Henri Matisse.^[1][2]

Pierre's father was one of the pioneers of 20th century Modern art, Henri Matisse. His son, Paul Matisse, is an artist as well.

[edit] References

1. ^ Matisse, Father & Son, by John Russell, published by Harry N. Abrams, NYC. Copyright John Russell 1999, pp.387-389 ISBN 0 81094378 6
2. ^ Metropolitan Museum exhibition of works from the Pierre Matisse Gallery, accessed online June 20, 2007, http://www.metmuseum.org/special/Matisse/collection_more.htm

[edit] Sources

• Hilary Spurling. The Unknown Matisse: A Life of Henri Matisse, Vol. 1, 1869-1908. London, Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1998. ISBN 0-679-43428-3.
• Hilary Spurling. Matisse the Master: A Life of Henri Matisse, Vol. 2, The Conquest of Colour 1909 - 1954. London, Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 2005. ISBN 0-241-13339-4.
• John Russell, Matisse, Father & Son, published by Harry N. Abrams, NYC. Copyright John Russell 1999, ISBN 0 81094378 6

[edit] External links

• Metropolitan Museum of Art, Special Exhibitions, retrieved January 3, 2008
• Morgan Library and Museum, Pierre Matisse and His Artists, retrieved January 3, 2008
• When a Son of Matisse Courted a Godfather, by John Russell, NY Times, retrieved May 26, 2008