ST. LOUIS — Are you near a window? Try looking out. Henri Matisse used to look out windows a lot. He saw colors. Hilary Spurling, in her great Matisse biography, reported that the French artist once ...

Henri Matisse encouraged his favorite model to become a painter like him It’s hard to be precise about what’s going on in this deceptively simple 1924 picture by Henri Matisse. In French, it’s called ...

Matisse, “Still Life with Purro I” (1904) and “Still Life with Purro II” (1904–05) (all images courtesy the Metropolitan Museum of Art) By displaying multiple versions of the same painting or subject ...

The artist's most famous works are in museums, and his collectors can be fickle. Recently, his late work has been reassessed. Alvin Langdon Coburn, portrait of Henri Matisse, 1913. Via Wikimedia ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Chadd Scott covers the intersection of art and travel. Henri Matisse, French, 1869–1954; “Bathers with a Turtle”, 1907–08; oil on ...

Revisiting the landmark exhibition at MoMA, our critic finds clues to a new story line. By Blake Gopnik A flowered dress. A naked teenager. A Russian millionaire. A fancy room that hides secrets.