Quote by: Henri Matisse

Time extracts various values from a painter's work. When these values are exhausted the pictures are forgotten, and the more a picture has to give, the greater it is.


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Author Bio


  • NameHenri Matisse
  • DescriptionFrench artist
  • AliasesHenri-Émile-Benoît Matisse
  • BornDecember 31, 1869
  • DiedNovember 3, 1954
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionPainter; Sculptor
  • WorksDance (I); Blue Nude; Blue Nude II
  • AwardsKnight Of The Legion Of Honour