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How Matisse Became Matisse

A spectacular exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago retraces Henri Matisse’s radical reinvention as a modernist master, and the painting that changed his career. VIEW OUR GALLERY.

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© 2010 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

The 120 or so paintings, drawings, sculptures, and prints featured in Matisse: Radical Invention, 1913-1917 at the Art Institute of Chicago through June 20 aren’t the most crowd-pleasing examples of the artist’s work.

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