Biography of Henri Matisse

Exhibits at the International Exhibition of Modern Art known as the “Armory Show” (New York-Chicago).
Rents a studio again at 19, quai Saint-Michel.
Takes an interest in cubo-futurist circles, spends time with Gino Severini and Juan Gris.
At the outbreak of war in August, is declared unfit for service and then assigned to the auxiliary service.

Between his Paris and Issy studios, carries out pictorial research verging on abstraction (Les Demoiselles à la rivière, Les Marocains, La Leçon de piano).
Starts working with the model Laurette who will pose for around fifty paintings until the summer of 1917.