Matisse, Henri

This dissertation analyzes representations of North African men by French painters Henri Matisse, Jean Dubuffet, and sculptors Charles Cordier and Paul Landowski. These images span the period between the conquest of Algeria and its independence. Popular images of North African m…

The dissertation presents a re-examination of a number of major paintings of Matisse's pre-war period in light of their critical reception. Offering a fundamental re-evaluation of the character and importance of Matisse's oeuvre, the dissertation develops an alternative to the o…

While Far Eastern influences on modern art have been widely discussed, the role played by Middle Eastern art has been generally confused with or diluted by the separate issue of Orientalism. This dissertation focuses on the influence of Persian art on Gauguin, Matisse, and Kandi…