Late in his life he was too weak to stand at an easel, so he turned to papercuts, the most famous of which was Beasts of the Sea.  
Many of his great paintings are now in Russia, as is the case with The Conversation.  Late in his life he was too weak to stand at an easel, so he turned to papercuts, the most famous of which was Beasts of the Sea.  His artistic career began with his decoration of his grandparent's house at Le Cateau, a theme that he copied in designing the sets for Diaghilev's ballet The Nightingale.  His notable paintings include a portrait of his wife entitled Green Stripe, the beautifully thematic The Red Room, and perhaps the most famous, his Joy of Life.  FTP, name this French painter known as the founder and leader of the Fauves.
Many of his great paintings are now in Russia, as is the case with The Conversation.  
Henri Matisse