One work by this artist contains a pile of melons and leaves on a gridded pavement to the left of one of its title figures, who sits in front of an ochre background.
This artist radically simplified the human back in his bronze relief series of that name, and he painted a mural set over window arches for the Barnes Foundation. One work by this artist contains a pile of melons and leaves on a gridded pavement to the left of one of its title figures, who sits in front of an ochre background. Another of his works depicts a number of women lounging near a boat on a beach and takes its title from a Baudelaire poem. This painter of The Moroccans and (*) Luxe, Calme, et Volupté depicted flowers next to the head and shoulders of a woman with shades of lavender in her legs and arms in a painting subtitled "Souvenir of Biskra". Another of his painting shows various people playing pipes and embracing, while in the background circle of five people adopt a pose from another of his paintings. For 10 points, name this painter of Blue Nude, The Joy of Life, and The Dance.
This artist radically simplified the human back in his bronze relief series of that name, and he painted a mural set over window arches for the Barnes Foundation.
{Henri Matisse} [or {Henri}-{Émile}-{Benoît Matisse}]