Progression of Human Form - Woman With a Hat
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Curated by Shahzad Aslam
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| Henri Matisse, Woman with a Hat, 1905 |
Woman with a Hat by Henri Matisse is an example of another work aimed at rejecting many impressionist notions about painting. Unlike an impressionist piece that aims to be precise and realistic in the depiction of form and figure, fauvist works such as Matisse’s Woman with a Hat are raw, visceral works composed of distinguishing brushstrokes that were characteristically painterly. Like Gauguin, Matisse’s color choices are completely abnormal yet define the painting. The color is put on the canvas in a block like fashion resembling again the geometrical emphasis of the post-impressionists. Fauvism moves away from traditional modes of painting and breaks down many norms that pave the way for artists such as Pablo Picasso and Marcel Duchamp.
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