Matisse (Dec. 31, 1869 - Nov. 3, 1954) In 1941 Matisse was diagnosed with cancer andfollowing surgery, started using a wheelchair. With theuse of assistants, Matisse started creating cut-outs. His assistants would paint sheets of white paper and hewould cut out coloured elements and place them onto paper. http://www.henri-matisse.net/cut_outs.html
Henri Matisse“Icarus”1943
Henri Matisse“Pierrot’s Funeral”1943
Henri Matisse“The Toboggan”1943
Henri Matisse“The Clown”1943
Henri Matisse“The Horse, The Rider and The Clown”1943