Also a painter herself, Françoise Gilot recounts the time that Picasso took her to the south of France to meet her hero, Henri Matisse. Explaining that what drew her to his vibrant work, Gilot said it was his 'desire for finding the strongest and most simple way of expressing form and character.'
Françoise Gilot on Matisse
'Matisse was my god,' says the lover and muse of his good friend and rival, Pablo Picasso.
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Artist
Henri Matisse
1869–1954
Artist
Pablo Picasso
1881–1973
Artwork
The Snail
Henri Matisse
1953
Artwork
Henri Matisse
André Derain
1905
Artwork
André Derain
Henri Matisse
1905
Artwork
Trivaux Pond
Henri Matisse
1916 or 1917
Artwork
Reclining Nude
Henri Matisse
1924
Artwork
Draped Nude
Henri Matisse
1936
Artwork
Back I
Henri Matisse
c.1909–10, cast 1955–6