Curator, Ann Temkin: At the time that Matisse was making works like Music and Dance he had his few very fervent supporters and defenders, but for the most part the public completely ridiculed what he ...

Henri Matisse created his cut-outs in three different studios. In 1946 he developed Oceania, the Sky and Oceania, the Sea on the walls of an apartment at 132 Boulevard Montparnasse, Paris. Towards the ...

Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs is on at the Tate Modern from Thursday 17 April until Sunday 7 September 2014 Digital image:The Hammer Museum, Los Angeles/Artwork:© Succession Henri Matisse/DACS 2014 ...