Apples
Henri Matisse French, 1869–1954
1916
On view — Gallery 391 at the Art Institute of Chicago.
When the 45-year-old Henri Matisse was rejected from military service at the outbreak of World War I, a friend encouraged him to contribute to the war effort the best way he could: by continuing to paint well. This led to a productive period of compositional and material experimentation that…
Description courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago.
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 116.5 × 89.5 cm (45 7/8 × 35 3/16 in.)
- Origin
- France