Pairs and sets. The exhibition comprises 60 paintings and 30 drawings
Through a selection of masterpieces by the artist, the exhibition "Matisse, pairs and sets" illuminates a singular aspect of his art: the exploration of the same subject repeatedly, the same pattern, which allows the artist to explore the painting itself. Pairs or sets, these ricochets formal variations framework, drawing, touch, color, are a regular features of his work. The exhibition comprises 60 paintings and 30 drawings, to trace his artistic career, from 1899 to 1952. Faced with these couples and these digressions, that's all the work of Matisse and he is allowed to enter, with its breaks, its reversals and his conquests.