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The Moroccans by Henri Matisse


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The Moroccans by Henri Matisse
Exhibited in New York (USA), The Museum of Modern Art


Original Dimensions: 181.3 x 279.4 cm

The real significance of The Moroccans lies in what it tells us about Matisse's development as a painter. For the previous six years, Picasso and Braque had been developing Cubism and in doing so, taking over from Matisse as radical leaders of the avant-garde. Matisse had not particularly related to or engaged with Cubism, finding it overly severe, analytical and lacking in colour.
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