BAL309547: Cross with gilded crescent moons and tongues of fire on the roof of the Chapel of the Rosary at Vence, 1948-51 (iron and gilden metal), Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) / Chapelle du Rosaire, Vence, France / Bridgeman Images

MEP944306: Bois de la Boulogne, by Henri Matisse, 1902, 20th Century, oil on canvas, Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) / Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia / Bridgeman Images

CH1769205: Girl in a White Dress, Sitting Near the Window; Jeune fille en robe blanche, assise pres de la fenetre, 1942 (oil on canvas), Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

XRA1644004: French Painter Henri Matisse (1869-1954) here in Nice (French Riviera) on April 17, 1951 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

XRA1643973: French Painter Henri Matisse (1869-1954) here in Nice (French Riviera) on April 17, 1951 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

COU5934396: Femme accoudee sur une table (A woman leaning with elbows on a table), 1923 (chalk & stump on paper), Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) / The Courtauld Gallery, London, UK / Bridgeman Images

CH656479: Woman's Necklace; Femme au Collier, 1943 (pen and ink on paper), Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

BAL309549: Tympanum below the roof of the Rosary Chapel, 1948-51 (ceramic), Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) / Chapelle du Rosaire, Vence, France / Bridgeman Images

MNS488165: Boy with a Butterfly Net, 1907 (oil on canvas), Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) / Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA / Bridgeman Images

CVL499816: The Windshield, On the Road to Villacoublay, 1917 (oil on canvas) , Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) / Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA / Bridgeman Images

PHL2910110: Le Repos du Modèle, 1922 (litho), Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) / Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, PA, USA / Bridgeman Images

EVB2934418: Henri Matisse (1869-1954), French painter, one of the most important modern artists, created the foundations of 20th century color expression and abstraction. 1933 portrait by Carl Van Vechten / Bridgeman Images

BAL309535: Stained glass window depicting a fish caught in a net beneath the Star of Salvation, from the stairs leading to the Chapel of the Rosary, 1948-51 (stained glass), Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) / Chapelle du Rosaire, Vence, France / Bridgeman Images

BAL309536: Stained glass window depicting a fish caught in a net beneath the Star of Salvation, from the stairs leading to the Chapel of the Rosary, 1948-51 (stained glass), Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) / Chapelle du Rosaire, Vence, France / Bridgeman Images

BAL309534: Entrance stairs to the Chapel of the Rosary with stained glass window depicting a fish caught in a net beneath the Star of Salvation, 1948-51 (stained glass), Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) / Chapelle du Rosaire, Vence, France / Bridgeman Images

BAL309550: Base of the Cross with the Bell on the roof of the Chapel of the Rosary at Vence, 1948-51 (iron and ceramic), Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) / Chapelle du Rosaire, Vence, France / Bridgeman Images

PHL2910082: Woman in Blue, 1937 (oil on canvas), Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) / Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, PA, USA / Bridgeman Images

PHL5977282: A Swan (with Etched "Remarques" of Nudes and Women's Heads), 1930-32 (etching), Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) / Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, PA, USA / Bridgeman Images

BAL309546: Tabernacle on the Altar at the Chapel of the Rosary, 1948-51 (bronze), Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) / Chapelle du Rosaire, Vence, France / Bridgeman Images

CVL499472: Two Women, c.1908 (bronze) , Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) / Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA / Bridgeman Images

NGA6192617: 'Prose pour des Esseintes', from 'Poésies' by Stephane Mallarme, 1932 (print), Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) / National Gallery of Australia, Canberra / Bridgeman Images

BRN152409: The Music Lesson, 1917 (oil on canvas), Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) / The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA / Bridgeman Images

XRA1674083: Funeral of Henri Matisse on April 9, 1954 in Nice : Seated : his Daughter Marguerite Georges Duthuit and his Wife Amelie ; Standing : his Grandsons, his Sons Pierre and Jean (Beard) and Jean Cocteau (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

COU5934395: Seated woman, 1919 (pencil on wove paper), Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) / The Courtauld Gallery, London, UK / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4833173: Henri Matisse at home in Vence, 1948 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

NGA6071435: Pages 41 and 59 from 'Poésies', 1932 (print), Mallarme, Stephane (1842-98) / National Gallery of Australia, Canberra / Bridgeman Images

RDC5676321: Sans Paroles 1996 (oil on canvas), Delcol, Roland (b.1942) / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4833164: Henri Matisse at home in Vence, 1948 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

EVB2935543: European artists, members of the jury of award for the 29th Carnegie Institute International in Washington in the Corcoran Art Gallery. Left to right: Glyn Philpot of London, Henri Matisse, Homer Saint Gaudens, director of fine arts of the Carnegie Institute, and Karl Sterrer of Vienna. 1930 / Bridgeman Images

XLE3767070: Igor Stravinsky's 'Le chant / Bridgeman Images

MNS6192203: Florilège des Amours de Ronsard, November 29, 1948 (litho & letterpress), Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) / Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA / Bridgeman Images

DGC3106958: Henri Matisse and Hans Purrmann dining with Michael, Sarah, and Allan Stein,58 rue Madame, Paris, c. 1908 (photo) / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

MNS6192204: Florilège des Amours de Ronsard, November 29, 1948 (litho), Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) / Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA / Bridgeman Images

EVB2934417: Henri Matisse (1869-1954), French painter known for his expressive use of color. 1933 (b/w photo), Vechten, Carl Van (1880-1964) / Bridgeman Images

XMV2906766: Odalisque with Magnolias, c.1920 (oil on canvas), Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

SUL1077831: Nude in an Armchair (oil on canvas), Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images