PARIS - The final years of Henri Matisse’s artistic life, marked by the Nazi occupation of France and a brush with death and surgery, will light up a twilight retrospective opening next week. Yet despite those woes, Matisse was about to embark on “the most prolific moment of his career”, Grammont added. “Well, no: Matisse painted 75 paintings between 1941 and 1954.”Nonetheless, Matisse’s supposed dotage was marked by an outbreak of inspiration. ‘Intimacy’Visitors will have until July 26 to catch the late Matisse’s essential works, including the best part of his ornamentation for the Vence Chapel in southeastern France and its dozen paintings. “It’s about being able to enter Matisse’s studio and find yourself face to face with the artworks.”

Source: Bangkok Post March 21, 2026 19:14 UTC