Green Stripe (La Raie Verte) by Henri Matisse, painted in 1905, depicts Matisse's wife Amélie. It was created during the development of Fauvism, a brief early 20th century art movement known for its use of vivid, unblended colors. Fauvist painters like Matisse applied color expressively to evoke emotion rather than realism, with simplified forms and exaggerated perspectives, emphasizing spontaneity over detail.

2. The Green Line” (1905) by Matisse (1869 – 1954 Madame Matisse, "The Green Line" ( La Raie verte). 1905. Oil on canvas. Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark

3. Green Stripe (La Raie Verte) by Henri Matisse is also known as Green Line or Madame Matisse, is a portrait of Henri Matisse's wife, Amélie Matisse. He painted it in 1905, just prior to such work being labeled Les Fauves (the wild beasts). The word “Fauves” means wild beast and the group of painters were humorously named so by a French critic because of their wild ways. Fauvism was a movement, which believed absolutely in color as an emotional force. The Fauvists translated their feelings into color with a rough, almost clumsy style. Fauvists paintings were chaharcterised by simplified lines, an attempt was made to make the subject of the painting easy to read.The perspectives were almost always exaggerated. Fauvist Painters emphasized freshness and spontaneity over finish. Fauvism

4. Fauvism was a brief art movement made up of several young Parisian painters at the beginning of the 20th century. Primarily a transitional movement, Fauvism came about as the art world shifted from the Post-Impressionism of Van Gogh , Cezanne, and Gauguin to the Cubism of Braque and Picasso . Led by Henri Matisse , this group of painters often used vivid colors—without much mixing or blending—to create flat shapes in their paintings while still being representational.

9. Henri Matisse (1869-1954)

10. Madame Matisse, "The Green Line" ( La Raie verte). Henri Matisse The word “Fauves” means wild beast and the group of painters were humorously named so by a French critic because of their wild ways. Fauvist Painters emphasized freshness and spontaneity over finish. NAME__________________________________________________________________ GRADE: 5 NEWFIELD SCHOOL : 2009-2010 Art Teacher :Mrs. Noe Madame Matisse, "The Green Line" ( La Raie verte). Henri Matisse The word “Fauves” means wild beast and the group of painters were humorously named so by a French critic because of their wild ways. Fauvist Painters emphasized freshness and spontaneity over finish. NAME__________________________________________________________________ GRADE: 5 NEWFIELD SCHOOL : 2009-2010 Art Teacher :Mrs. Noe Madame Matisse, "The Green Line" ( La Raie verte). Henri Matisse The word “Fauves” means wild beast and the group of painters were humorously named so by a French critic because of their wild ways. Fauvist Painters emphasized freshness and spontaneity over finish. NAME__________________________________________________________________ GRADE: 5 NEWFIELD SCHOOL : 2009-2010 Art Teacher :Mrs. Noe Madame Matisse, "The Green Line" ( La Raie verte). Henri Matisse The word “Fauves” means wild beast and the group of painters were humorously named so by a French critic because of their wild ways. Fauvist Painters emphasized freshness and spontaneity over finish. NAME__________________________________________________________________ GRADE: 5 NEWFIELD SCHOOL : 2009-2010 Art Teacher :Mrs. Noe