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CTyankee

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3. Oh, that's so sweet!

Reply to jpak (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 31, 2022, 03:38 PM

Oct 2022

The work by Matisse was included in a slide show I created, "The Beauty Project," of works of art I considered beautiful.

She doesn't know that much about art but Matisse is surpassingly beautiful in his fauvist color paintings. No wonder she likes it so much!

I'm an art historian, not an interior decorator, but anyone can see its appeal.

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for my 24 year old granddaughter: a Matisse print for her new apartment in Boston [View all] CTyankee Oct 2022 OP

Can I be your granddaughter too? jpak Oct 2022 #1

Oh, that's so sweet! CTyankee Oct 2022 #3

wow. AllaN01Bear Oct 2022 #2

picture. IcyPeas Oct 2022 #4

Lovely. applegrove Oct 2022 #12

nice. i'm thinking of doing giclees of some water colors i own. mopinko Oct 2022 #5

Beautiful. I have a copy of The Dance in my home. Scrivener7 Oct 2022 #6

here. Right click image, copy image address, paste here CurtEastPoint Oct 2022 #7

I was copy/pasting from the seller's website, not from an actual pic of the painting. CTyankee Oct 2022 #8

this image came from the link you put above. CurtEastPoint Oct 2022 #10

Absolutely lovely. Something she'll treasure for a long time. (nt) Paladin Oct 2022 #9

What a beautiful and thoughtful gift. Diamond_Dog Oct 2022 #11

She singled it out an art slideshow of mine which I showed her. I don't think she ever saw it before CTyankee Oct 2022 #16

Beautiful. Matisse was one of my favourite painters when I was in my 20s. applegrove Oct 2022 #13

the best of his fauvist works, IMO. Just saw a Matisse exhibit at MoMA last August but no fauvist CTyankee Oct 2022 #14

I never studied it. Just found his work interesting to figure out. applegrove Oct 2022 #15