Pierre Matisse

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Pierre Matisse (June 13, 1900 – August 10, 1989) was a French-American art dealer active in New York City. He was the youngest child of French painter Henri Matisse.

Background and early years

Pierre Matisse was born in

Galerie Barbazanges-Hodebert
in Paris. In 1924, Pierre settled in New York, where he began a distinguished career of 65 years as an art dealer.

Pierre Matisse Gallery

In 1931, Matisse opened his own gallery in the

Olmec statuette to the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut.[3]

Personal life

Matisse was married three times. His first marriage, to Alexina "Teeny" Sattler (later Alexina Duchamp), produced three children: Paul Matisse, a painter/inventor; Jacqueline, and Peter. In 1949 the couple separated and Matisse married Patricia Kane Matta, the former wife of surrealist painter Roberto Matta.[4] They were married until her death in 1972. In 1974, Matisse married Countess Maria-Gaetana "Tana" Matisse, the daughter of German diplomat Count Karl von Spreti. They remained married until his death on August 10, 1989, in Monaco. He was interred in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France.

References

  1. ^ Metropolitan Museum exhibition of works from the Pierre Matisse Gallery, accessed online June 20, 2007, http://www.metmuseum.org/special/Matisse/collection_more.htm
  2. ^ "Virtual program: Pierre Matisse and an Ancient Figurine from Mexico June 13, 2021". 13 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Matta Echaurren, Roberto Sebastián Antonio | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com.

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