Fauvism & Expressionism · 1869–1954 · French

Henri Matisse

Matisse led the Fauves, who used pure, unmixed color for expression; his Woman with a Hat caused a scandal at the 1905 Salon d'Automne.

Across 5 works, the colors are mostly red (21%), blue (20%) and brown (18%). On average the canvases are light, vivid and warm. Signature colors, used far more here than across the collection: dark crimson, light aqua, teal, crimson and light crimson.

Color print

The swatches covering most of these canvases, averaged over every work, dark to light.

• MG 171 bone 6.3% of canvas
• MG 003 dark crimson 5.7% of canvas
• MG 020 dark red 5.3% of canvas
• MG 081 muted azure teal 4.0% of canvas
• MG 084 dark muted azure teal 3.9% of canvas
• MG 172 oatmeal 3.4% of canvas
• MG 055 light muted green 3.3% of canvas
• MG 019 scarlet red 3.2% of canvas
• MG 141 pale muted pink 3.2% of canvas
• MG 083 muted teal 3.1% of canvas
• MG 076 teal 3.0% of canvas
• MG 075 light aqua 3.0% of canvas
• MG 017 scarlet red 2.9% of canvas
• MG 010 light muted red 2.8% of canvas
• MG 082 muted azure teal 2.8% of canvas
• MG 212 pale grey 2.7% of canvas

Measurements

Lightness

0.61

Contrast

0.49

Vividness

0.071

Warmth

+0.41

Complexity

210 cells

Hue range

0.72

Focus

0.02

Works

• The Green Stripe, 1905
• The Open Window, 1905
• Woman with a hat, 1905
• The Joy of Life, 1906
• The Dessert: Harmony in Red (The Red Room), 1907