| 1869
|
Henry
Matisse born Dec. 31, 1869 at Le Cateau, Picardy, France |
| 1881 |
Pablo
Ruiz Picasso is borne in Malaga, Andalusia, Spain |
| 1905 |
Henry
Matisse and 11 others incl. Derain, Braque and Duffy exhibit at the Salon
d'AutonomŽ. "The Fauves" |
| 1907 |
Picasso
completes Les Demoiselles d'Avignon Late that year, Apollinaire brings Braque
to the gallery in Rue Ravignan where Les Demoiselles d'Avignon is hung.
Braque was to be the first cubist painter,despite Picasso's pr-cursory work
in this direction. |
| 1907
-1914 |
Cubism,
highly influential visual arts style of the 20th century that was created
principally by the painters Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque in Paris. |
| 1912(up
to) |
The
cubist work up to 1912 is known as "Analytical Cubism", concentrating on
geometrical forms using subdued colors. The second phase, known as Synthetic
Cubism, used more decorative shapes, stencilling, collage, and brighter
colors. It was then that artists such as Picasso and Braque started to use
pieces of cut-up newspaper in their paintings. |
| 1917 |
Early
on in his career Matisse was viewed as a Fauvist, and his celebration of
bright colors reached its peak in 1917 when he began to spend time on the
French Riviera at Nice and Vence. |
| 1941
|
Matisse
was diagnosed as having duodenal cancer and was permanently confined to
a wheelchair. It was in this condition that he completed the magnificent
Chapel of the Rosary in Vence. |
| 1954 |
Henry
Matisse dies on Nov. 3, in Nice, age 85 |
| 1873 |
Pablo
Ruiz Picasso dies, age 92 |