This event is in the past.It took place on June 11, 2026 at Grand Palais.
✂️Matisse called it "drawing with scissors"
🎨He created until days before his death at 84
Matisse spent his final years reinventing himself with scissors and colored paper. This lecture unpacks how the master created his boldest, most joyful work by cutting shapes freehand and arranging pure color into dancing compositions.
art history lecture
Matisse deep-dive
late career reinvention
paper cut-out technique
✂️Matisse called it "drawing with scissors"
🎨He created until days before his death at 84
Matisse spent his final years reinventing himself with scissors and colored paper. This lecture unpacks how the master created his boldest, most joyful work by cutting shapes freehand and arranging pure color into dancing compositions.
art history lecture
Matisse deep-dive
late career reinvention
paper cut-out technique
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