Henri Matisse, Bathers by a River (1909-10, 1913, 1916-17) © 2010 Succession Matisse/ ARS, New York.    

In January 1913, Henri Matisse turned forty-three. His work was still considered controversial, if not downright dangerous, but he had nonetheless acquired a small circle of collector-admirers who included Gertrude and Leo Stein and the Russian patrons Sergei Shchukin and Ivan Morosov. He even had achieved a measure of financial security, a contract with the respected gallery Bernheim-Jeune,...

 

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