Henri Matisse - What I dream of is an art of b...

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue.

Henri Matisse

French Artist

Born: Dec 31, 1869

Died: Nov 3, 1954

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Art, Good, Balance, Matter, Mind, Fatigue, Relaxation, Dream, Physical, Rather, Purity, Troubling, Soothing, Armchair, Like, Devoid, Calming, Subject, Subject Matter, Provides, Influence, Which, Depressing, Serenity

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