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Matisse Museum (Le Cateau)
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The Matisse Museum is a museum in Le Cateau-Cambrésis
, France
that primarily displays paintings by Henri Matisse
. The museum was established by Matisse himself on 8 November 1952; he also defined the way his works should be arranged. At that time the museum was located in the wedding room of the Le Cateau City Hall.
In 1956 the collection of the museum was enlarged by the gift of 65 paintings by Auguste Herbin
.
The Museum was moved to the « Fénelon Palace » (Palais Fénelon), also in Le Cateau, in 1982, and its ownership was transferred by the city to the Nord department in 1992; after three years of construction and refurbishment, it reopened on 8 November 2002.
The Museum now has the third largest collection of Matisse works in France
With seventeen exhibition rooms, and over a surface of about 4600 square metre, the Museum displays more than 170 Matisse works, as well as 65 paintings by Auguste Herbin
, given by the artist, paintings by Geneviève Claisse
, relative and student of Herbin, elements of the Tériade
collection of artists' books
and 30 photographs from the Henri Cartier-Bresson
collection.
The Museum also regularly hosts temporary exhibits.
. It was rebuilt during the 18th century by Théodore Brongniart
who also created a monumental porch of neoclassic style.
The Catesians have given it this name due to François Fénelon
, who was Archbishop of Cambrai. The classical French garden of the Palace was designed by Le Nôtre
.
During the 19th century, the building was transformed into a cotton mill. After that, from 1878, it was bought by the city and used as a school for the children of Le Cateau and later converted to museum in 1982.
Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Le Cateau-Cambrésis is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.The term Cambrésis indicates that it lies in the county of that name which fell to the Prince-Bishop of Cambrai.-History:...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
that primarily displays paintings by Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse was a French artist, known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter...
. The museum was established by Matisse himself on 8 November 1952; he also defined the way his works should be arranged. At that time the museum was located in the wedding room of the Le Cateau City Hall.
In 1956 the collection of the museum was enlarged by the gift of 65 paintings by Auguste Herbin
Auguste Herbin
Auguste Herbin was a French painter.-Biography:Born in Quiévy, Nord, he studied drawing at the École des Beaux-Arts de Lille, from 1898 to 1901, when he settled in Paris....
.
The Museum was moved to the « Fénelon Palace » (Palais Fénelon), also in Le Cateau, in 1982, and its ownership was transferred by the city to the Nord department in 1992; after three years of construction and refurbishment, it reopened on 8 November 2002.
The Museum now has the third largest collection of Matisse works in France
With seventeen exhibition rooms, and over a surface of about 4600 square metre, the Museum displays more than 170 Matisse works, as well as 65 paintings by Auguste Herbin
Auguste Herbin
Auguste Herbin was a French painter.-Biography:Born in Quiévy, Nord, he studied drawing at the École des Beaux-Arts de Lille, from 1898 to 1901, when he settled in Paris....
, given by the artist, paintings by Geneviève Claisse
Geneviève Claisse
Geneviève Claisse is a French geometrical abstract painter, born in Quiévy in 1935A relative to Auguste Herbin , born in the same place, her painting vocation was born through reading the magazine Art d'aujourd'hui, tribune of geometrical abstraction....
, relative and student of Herbin, elements of the Tériade
Tériade
Tériade was a native of Mytilene who went to Paris in 1915 at the age of eighteen to study law, but who instead became an art critic, patron, and, most significantly, a publisher....
collection of artists' books
Artists' Books
Artists' books are works of art realized in the form of a book. They are often published in small editions, though sometimes they are produced as one-of-a-kind objects referred to as "uniques"....
and 30 photographs from the Henri Cartier-Bresson
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Henri Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer considered to be the father of modern photojournalism. He was an early adopter of 35 mm format, and the master of candid photography...
collection.
The Museum also regularly hosts temporary exhibits.
History of the Fénelon Palace
The Fénelon Palace which houses most of the museum was used as a refuge by the bishops of CambraiCambrai
Cambrai is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.Cambrai is the seat of an archdiocese whose jurisdiction was immense during the Middle Ages. The territory of the Bishopric of Cambrai, roughly coinciding with the shire of Brabant, included...
. It was rebuilt during the 18th century by Théodore Brongniart
Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart
Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart was a prominent French architect.Born in Paris, France. A prominent member of Parisian society, in 1767 he married Anne-Louise d'Egremont...
who also created a monumental porch of neoclassic style.
The Catesians have given it this name due to François Fénelon
François Fénelon
François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon, more commonly known as François Fénelon , was a French Roman Catholic archbishop, theologian, poet and writer...
, who was Archbishop of Cambrai. The classical French garden of the Palace was designed by Le Nôtre
André Le Nôtre
André Le Nôtre was a French landscape architect and the principal gardener of King Louis XIV of France...
.
During the 19th century, the building was transformed into a cotton mill. After that, from 1878, it was bought by the city and used as a school for the children of Le Cateau and later converted to museum in 1982.
List of the works
- Unité (Unity) by Geneviève ClaisseGeneviève ClaisseGeneviève Claisse is a French geometrical abstract painter, born in Quiévy in 1935A relative to Auguste Herbin , born in the same place, her painting vocation was born through reading the magazine Art d'aujourd'hui, tribune of geometrical abstraction....
, acrylic on canvas (1969) - Bois sculpté (Sculpted wood) by Auguste HerbinAuguste HerbinAuguste Herbin was a French painter.-Biography:Born in Quiévy, Nord, he studied drawing at the École des Beaux-Arts de Lille, from 1898 to 1901, when he settled in Paris....
, painted wood sculpture (1921) - Lénine-Staline (Lenin - Stalin) by Auguste HerbinAuguste HerbinAuguste Herbin was a French painter.-Biography:Born in Quiévy, Nord, he studied drawing at the École des Beaux-Arts de Lille, from 1898 to 1901, when he settled in Paris....
, oil on canvas (1948) - Réalité spirituelle (Spiritual reality) by Auguste HerbinAuguste HerbinAuguste Herbin was a French painter.-Biography:Born in Quiévy, Nord, he studied drawing at the École des Beaux-Arts de Lille, from 1898 to 1901, when he settled in Paris....
, oil on canvas (1938) - Union (Union) by Auguste HerbinAuguste HerbinAuguste Herbin was a French painter.-Biography:Born in Quiévy, Nord, he studied drawing at the École des Beaux-Arts de Lille, from 1898 to 1901, when he settled in Paris....
, oil on canvas (1959) - Coquelicots et Iris II (Red poppies and Iris II) by Henri MatisseHenri MatisseHenri Matisse was a French artist, known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter...
, oil on canvas - Étude pour La Vierge et l'enfant (Study for Virgin and child) by Henri MatisseHenri MatisseHenri Matisse was a French artist, known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter...
, ink and bodycolorGouacheGouache[p], also spelled guache, the name of which derives from the Italian guazzo, water paint, splash or bodycolor is a type of paint consisting of pigment suspended in water. A binding agent, usually gum arabic, is also present, just as in watercolor...
on paper (1951) - Femme à la gandoura bleue (Woman in blue gandurah) by Henri MatisseHenri MatisseHenri Matisse was a French artist, known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter...
, oil on canvas (1951) - Femme au chapeau (Woman with a hat) by Henri MatisseHenri MatisseHenri Matisse was a French artist, known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter...
, charcoalCharcoalCharcoal is the dark grey residue consisting of carbon, and any remaining ash, obtained by removing water and other volatile constituents from animal and vegetation substances. Charcoal is usually produced by slow pyrolysis, the heating of wood or other substances in the absence of oxygen...
on paper (1951) - Intérieur aux barres de soleil (Interior with sun bars) by Henri MatisseHenri MatisseHenri Matisse was a French artist, known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter...
, oil on canvas (1942) - Le Violoniste (The violinist) by Henri MatisseHenri MatisseHenri Matisse was a French artist, known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter...
, charcoal on canvas (1917) - Marguerite au chapeau de cuir (Marguerite with a leather hat) by Henri MatisseHenri MatisseHenri Matisse was a French artist, known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter...
, oil on canvas (1914) - Nu accroupi (Crouching nude) by Henri MatisseHenri MatisseHenri Matisse was a French artist, known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter...
, charcoal on paper (1936) - Nu rose, intérieur rouge (Pink nude, red interior) by Henri MatisseHenri MatisseHenri Matisse was a French artist, known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter...
, oil on canvas (1947) - Tahiti II (Tahiti II) by Henri MatisseHenri MatisseHenri Matisse was a French artist, known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter...
, bodycolor on canvas (1936)
Temporary exhibits
- RouaultGeorges RouaultGeorges Henri Rouault[p] was a French Fauvist and Expressionist painter, and printmaker in lithography and etching.-Childhood and education:Rouault was born in Paris into a poor family...
, correspondances avec Matisse, from March 25 to June 17, 2007 - ChagallMarc ChagallMarc Chagall Art critic Robert Hughes referred to Chagall as "the quintessential Jewish artist of the twentieth century."According to art historian Michael J...
and TériadeTériadeTériade was a native of Mytilene who went to Paris in 1915 at the age of eighteen to study law, but who instead became an art critic, patron, and, most significantly, a publisher....
, l'empreinte d'un peintre, from November 18, 2006 to February 26, 2007