Apples
Henri Matisse, 1916
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—including this canvas—that Matisse hoped would sustain the tradition of French painting in the face of a cultural and national threat.
| Artist | Henri Matisse French, 1869–1954 |
|---|---|
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Size | 116.5 × 89.5 cm (45 7/8 × 35 3/16 in.) |
| Origin | France |
| Type | Painting |
| Museum | Art Institute of Chicago · museum page |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0): free to download, print and hang. |
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