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Henri Matisse at the World Auctions
Thursday, 01 October 2009
Henri
Matisse was always experimenting with colors and techniques of writing and only
recently his paintings were appreciated and highly estimated. The most expensive
painting by the artist is «Blue Nude» sold for $33 million 641 thousand at
Christie's in October 2007 at the start price of $10 million. The painting was purchased
by the Russian collector Sergey Schukin who spent a wealth to make Matisse one
of the reputed and favorite «wild» painters in Russia.
The recognized painter was born
in the last day of 1869 in
Le Cateau-Cambrésis, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, and grew up in
Bohain-en-Vermandois in Northeastern France, in the family to the seed and
paints businessman. In 1887 he went to Paris
to study law and worked as a court administrator in Le Cateau-Cambrésis after
gaining his specialty. Henri did not like the routine work but he had no idea
how to use his creative and artistic skill inherited from his mother. His mother
was engaged in manufacture of hats and writing on china ware. The turn of the
tide in the fate of the painter whose paintings are now sold for million of
dollars at the world auctions, became his illness when he was granted paints to
entertain himself.
Soon after
Henri received the father's consent and went to the capital city to study the
art and at the age of 22 he started as a painter. Preliminary, his paining was
close to the technique of impressionists. Though, that time he learned how to
work with paints and the color became defining in his paintings. Henri defined
the color as the «power that expresses the feelings».
The artworks
of the painter strongly varied according to the surrounding painters and his
location. In 1898 Matisse married to Amélie Noellie Parayre and he spent his honeymoon
in London. His
works of that period were greatly affected by the influence of the grand master
of paints Turner. After the couple left for Corsica,
the paintings by Henri started blooming with Mediterranean colors. When his
sons were born, one after another, the painter got introduced to the follower
of divisionism Paul Signac. During this period Henri made some works in the new
divisionism technique when strokes of paint were laid in separate dots of
bright and clear color. Matisse sank into experiments with paints creating
incredible colorful contrasts due to that he was later called a «wild» painter
in summer 1905 in
the South of France. And this word originated the new movement «fauvism» (from
French word ‘fauve'). And the works of this period are highly appreciated at
modern auctions most of all.
So, the second
expensive painting by Henri Matisse in the new style appeared on the
top of Christie's
Auction in May 2008. «Woman in a Purple Coat» by Matisse created in
1935 in Nice shows Lidiya
Delektorskaya, the Russian immigrant, a Muse, an assistant and the
favorite
model of the painter. Yet, her portray was sold for the recorded price
in 2007
at the auction of Matisse paintings. «Woman in a Purple Coat» was sold
for $22.4
million at the New York
auction. Painted in 1942 in
his room at the Hôtel Régina in Nice, Danseuse dans le fauteuil, sol en
damier
is among the most confident and powerful in the artist's oeuvre. In the
wake of
the world record price of $18.48 million achieved at Sotheby's New York
last spring for
Matisse's Nu Couché du dos of 1927, Danseuse dans le fauteuil, sol en
damier
comes to sale from an American collection with an estimate of $16-24
million. La Coiffure painted by Matisse
in 1927 was sold for $18,496 million in 1990. A bit earlier, in 1988
«Persian Dress платье» created in 1940 went at Sotheby's for
$17,5 million. These five «women» by Henri Matisse were included in the
list of
the most expensive paintings of the world. Every of these paintings
reveal the
image of a Woman, a symbol of beauty, sensitivity and fertility,
developing his
concept of the woman-flower and using the exotic eastern patterns, and
on the
top of it, emphasizing all beauty and effeminacy in bright and intense
colors.
We still
have no idea who of favorite women of Matisse we will observe at auctions.
Recently the paintings by Matisse go up in price and many museums or private
collectors are willing to spend a fortune to acquire art works by the
well-known painter-fauvist.
A student or a
business man, shirts are found in the wardrobe of any men living a social life.
Anyone following fashion tendencies owns a pair of slim fit shirts for any
occasions to distinguish against other common shirts. This kind of shirts is
less trendy for mature men since the design of shirts requires fit and athletic
torso which is rarely available with men over 45. Men’s slim fit shirts are
good to fit with any suits, in loose manner, tightly fit in trousers.
Lingerie for women was just the plain underwear until the 20th century when it became the mean self-expression, as the subject of esthetic admiration. A piece of lingerie seen in between the women wear looked quite shocking to be shame and no one thought of designing luxury items based on lingerie, leaving alone works of art. Today every woman dreams of having a pair, or even more, of luxury and high quality lingerie to associate with sexuality, sensibility and attraction with male.
Lancome brand is appreciated globally as one of the most recognizable manufacturer of perfume and body care cosmetic products. Lancome is the brand to boast with the assortment of scents appraised by lots of women from all over the world. That is not the triumph for a day. That is the niche the brand keeps as the manufacturer of classic fragrances. So, Tresor launched in the 50s, the legendary and so romantic Poeme, and delicate Attraction that is demanded beyond the time. In the year 2008 that Lancome house presented another fragrance, Lancome Magnifique.
Florence Nightingale, also known as Elizabeth Arden globally, became the real revolution-maker in the cosmetic industry. The brand Elizabeth Arden estabvlished by Graham, was the one of the first companies that produced natural and high quality cosmetic products, indeed, acknowledged by the royal persons. Moreover, the decorative cosmetics are at last accepted in the political society thanks to the brand founder.
