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The largest part of the exhibition concentrates on works produced between 1907 and 1917, when the
painters were in open competition and created some of the finest art of the twentieth century. In this
period, the impact of Picasso’s Cubism is clearly evident in Matisse’s work. Beginning in 1917, Matisse
spent more time in Nice and reverted to a more intimate, introspective, and naturalistic manner.
Picasso stayed mostly in Paris and was working in diverse styles and experiencing a succession of
new social and aesthetic worlds. The Surrealist ethos, which Picasso did so much to foster, served
to further distance the two artists. Yet they continued to study each other’s work and respond to
each other in new ways. By the 1930s, their fame drew them increasingly together. Matisse

henri maTisse
View of collioure
1907
oil on canvas
36 ¼ x 25 ¾”
(92 x 65.5 cm)
The meTroPoliTan museum of arT, new York
Jacques and naTasha gelman collecTion, 1998
© 2003 succession h. maTisse/
arTisTs righTs socieTY (ars), new York

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