Luxe, Calme et Volupté
Henri Matisse · 1904
The story
Luxe, Calme et Volupté (French pronunciation: [lyks kalm e vɔlypte]) is a 1904 oil painting by the French artist Henri Matisse. Both foundational in the oeuvre of Matisse and a pivotal work in the history of art, Luxe, Calme et Volupté is considered the starting point of Fauvism. This painting is a dynamic and vibrant work created early on in his career as a painter. It displays an evolution of the Neo-Impressionist style mixed with a new conceptual meaning based in fantasy and leisure that had not been seen in works before.
- Artist
- Henri Matisse
- Date
- 1904
- Collection
- Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France
- Movement
- pointillism
- Medium
- oil paint, canvas
- Size
- 98.5 × 118.5 cm
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