Henri Matisse
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Henri Matisse was born in North France in 1869. Unlike many great artists, he showed absolutely no interest in art as a child. Although he would grow up to be one of the most famous artists, nobody would know until later in his life.
When Henri was a little boy, his parents owned a general store. His parents wanted him to grow up to work at the store, or be a lawyer. He ended up going to law school, but got quite bored. He got appendcitis when he was 20, so he had to sit around and recover. During this time, his mother gave him a box of paints. He absolutely loved art now.
Henri then took a job as an assistant lawyer and took art classes. Henri didn't like the idea of current art. It was very dull to him. Henri started to study other impressionist painters, seeing how they used light colors. He started to paint in this way.
Henri created an uproar at first with his paintings. Eventually people started to enjoy this new art. Henri would continue this kind of painting throughout his life. When he died in 1949, he was one of the most popular painters in the world.
When Henri was a little boy, his parents owned a general store. His parents wanted him to grow up to work at the store, or be a lawyer. He ended up going to law school, but got quite bored. He got appendcitis when he was 20, so he had to sit around and recover. During this time, his mother gave him a box of paints. He absolutely loved art now.
Henri then took a job as an assistant lawyer and took art classes. Henri didn't like the idea of current art. It was very dull to him. Henri started to study other impressionist painters, seeing how they used light colors. He started to paint in this way.
Henri created an uproar at first with his paintings. Eventually people started to enjoy this new art. Henri would continue this kind of painting throughout his life. When he died in 1949, he was one of the most popular painters in the world.
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