Henri Matisse once wrote ... His early focus was on landscapes and still-life works done in a traditional style. He was greatly influenced by Jean-Simeon Chardin, an expert on still life ...

Henri Matisse used to look out windows a lot ... had been friends with Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh. Both the wild landscape of Belle Île (which I have visited — the blues and greens ...

Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs is on at the Tate Modern from Thursday 17 April until Sunday 7 September 2014 ...