Why it matters
Matisse's studio dissolves into a single vibrant red, with his furniture reduced to thin yellow outlines and his own paintings floating on the walls. In 2004, 500 art experts voted it the fifth most influential work of modern art.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1911.
- It shows the studio Matisse built for himself in 1909.
- A grandfather clock near the centre acts as a vertical axis.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Red Studio (CC BY-SA 4.0).
