Becoming Matisse: The Greatest Gift of the Masters: 1890-1911

To mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Henri Matisse (1869-1954), the museum founded by the artist in his hometown of Le Cateau-Cambrésis in 1952 pays tribute to a native son.

This catalog sheds light on the first 20 years of Matisse’s career, a period never before revealed so completely, from the early works after his discovery of painting in 1890 and his years of academic training all the way to his...