Art-Arch 4818 - Rethinking Matisse

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Washington University in St Louis

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An intensive study of work in all media by this influential modern artist. Henri Matisse (1869-1954) is best known for his painting and sculpture, the traditional media of the French beaux arts, often overshadowing significant work in book design, tapestry, ceramic murals, stained glass, and even architecture and fashion design. To reconsider Matisse's place in the history of art in the 20th century, we place special emphasis on the artist's contribution to modern trends in domestic and institutional decoration. His long career spanned the political schisms of the Dreyfus era in the 1890s to the efforts by France in the 1950s to recover its position in culture and politics after World War II, and we also consider his relationship to the momentous political and economic changes in his time. Related topics addressed include the role of his writings within contemporary artistic discourse; the critical reception of Matisse's art in his lifetime; the historiography of modern art and his changing place in it; the market for avant-garde art in 20th century; Matisse's relationship to other artists, such as the Fauves, Picasso and other Cubists, and the conservative artists of the "return to order" in the 1920s. Prerequisites: Art-Arch 112 (Introduction to Western Art) or Art-Arch 211(Introduction to Modern Art); one 300-level course in Art History preferred; or permission of instructor.

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.wustl.edu

Phone Number:

(314) 935-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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