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by Henri Matisse, 1911
Henri Matisse created one of the most influential paintings of the 20th century by depicting his studio in Issy-les-Moulineaux saturated in a single Venetian red. The intense crimson swallows walls, floor, and furniture alike, with only his own paintings and objects retaining their individual colors.
The work initially confused viewers and remained unsold for years. Matisse himself kept it until 1927. What seemed radical then, the elimination of traditional perspective and shadow, the flattening of space, the dominance of pure color, became foundational for later movements. The objects floating in red include a grandfather clock, chairs, and several of his own canvases, creating a painting about painting itself.
The Museum of Modern Art in New York acquired the work in 1949, where it remains a cornerstone of their collection and one of the most studied paintings in modern art history.

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