Winter Landscape on the Banks of the Seine

Dateca. 1904-05

Maker Henri Matisse French, 1869-1954

Label TextSketchy daubs of paint suggest the gray light of a snowy day. This quiet landscape gives little hint of the titanic effect that Matisse was about to have on modern painting. Within months of completing this Neo-Impressionist painting, he would reject the style and create bold compositions painted in strong, often jarring, colors.

Object number91.88

Photo CreditPhoto: Susan Dirk

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Contemporary Trends in International Art, April 7 - May 1, 1955. Bern, Switzerland, Kunstmuseum Berne, Les Fauves, April 29 - May 29, 1950, cat. no. 91. Lucerne, Switzerland, Musee des Beaux Art / Kunstmuseum, Exposition Henri Matisse, 1949, cat. no. 29.

Credit LineGift of Norman Davis

Dimensions13 x 16 1/8 in. (33 x 41 cm)

MediumOil on canvas