Ma‧tisse, Hen‧ri /mæˈtiːs, ˈɒnri $ ɑːnˈriː/
(1869–1954) a French painter and sculptor who helped to develop fauvism as a style of painting. His paintings are mostly of ordinary places and objects, but they use pure bright colours and black lines.

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