From October 2014 to February 2015, the Denver Art Museum will host the exhibition Matisse and Friends: Selected Masterworks from the National Gallery of Art. The exhibition features several works of art created by Matisse as well as paintings by other renowned artists, such as Kees van Dongen, Georges Braque, Raoul Dufy, and Maurice de Vlaminck.

2.  From October 2014 to February 2015, the
Denver Art Museum will host the
exhibition Matisse and Friends: Selected
Masterworks from the National Gallery of
Art. The exhibition features several works
of art created by Matisse as well as
paintings by other renowned artists, such
as Kees van Dongen, Georges Braque,
Raoul Dufy, and Maurice de Vlaminck.

3.  Matisse and his friends left a strong mark
on the art scene, with modernist
interpretations that challenged the
traditional notions of art before the 20th
century. Based in and around Paris,
these individuals re-imagined painting as
an expressive form of art and used loose
brushwork and bright colors to convey
raw emotion.