matisse (9) Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
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Shchukin, a well-known collector in the last century, knew Matisse well. In 1908 he decided to decorate his mansion in Moscow in a special way and invited the artist to paint two panels for the house. It was necessary with the help of allegory to depict such important arts as music and dance. The artist created paired panels. The themes were close to the master of the house, as his house quite often gave concerts. Before sending the work to Russia, they were exhibited at the "Autumn Salon" in Paris in 1910.
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Description of the painting "Music" by Henri Matisse
Shchukin, a well-known collector in the last century, knew Matisse well. In 1908 he decided to decorate his mansion in Moscow in a special way and invited the artist to paint two panels for the house.
It was necessary with the help of allegory to depict such important arts as music and dance. The artist created paired panels. The themes were close to the master of the house, as his house quite often gave concerts.
Before sending the work to Russia, they were exhibited at the "Autumn Salon" in Paris in 1910. Such an unusual work of the artist caused a real scandal. The naked characters and the unexpected vision of the theme surprised everyone. Shchukin initially decided to abandon these works, but then changed his mind.
In the process of working on the figures of men, the artist sought to make them as simplified as possible. All the heroes are intentionally deprived of individuality. Their facial features are almost identical, and the same can be said about their physique. This was necessary in order to allow the viewer to perceive the image as a whole.
The artist sought to achieve harmony of color. Matisse emphasized contrast. That is why he painted the characters in red. In order to balance the image, painters used blue and green colors. The background hardly plays any role, so it is as simplified as possible.
In front of us appears five heroes. Two of them are playing and three are singing. Matisse reproduced the pose of the violinist as clearly as possible, as he himself was a virtuoso musician. The men on this panel seem to be numb. The silhouettes are painted with deliberately elastic lines to give the canvas a particular musical rhythm.
Matisse was looking for an ideal compositional solution for a very long time. The scene was rewritten by him several times.
Some researchers believe that the figures on the right resemble notes, and the violinist may be a symbol of the treble clef.
The canvas is characterized by a fresh range of colors. The characters are static and completely isolated from others. They are immersed as much as possible in the music.
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