Henri Matisse Henri Matisse was a French artist who was famous for his use of color, line

and pattern in his art. He was born on December 31, 1869 and died on November 3, 1954.Matisee was also a printmaker, and sculptor, but mostly he

was a painter. Matisse is one of the best-known artists of the twentieth century. He used simplified lines and made the subject of the painting easy to

read because he exaggerated the drawing and used brilliant but random colors. Looking at portraits by Matisse reminds us to focus on color, line and

pattern.