Biography of Henri Matisse

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Beginning of the Nice period

1917-1918

Travels to Marseille and then to Nice where he settles in late December 1917.
Visits regularly Renoir at Cagnes-sur-Mer.
Returns to a more descriptive type of painting, paints many interior scenes and landscapes.

1919-1928

Works between Nice and Issy.
In 1919, travels to London to create costumes and sets for The Song of the Nightingale choreographed for the Ballets Russes.
Gains visibility on the international art market as exhibitions of his most recent production are organised annually at the Bernheim-Jeune gallery.
Starts working with the model Henriette Darricarrère, paints odalisques. 

1926: buys a flat at 132, boulevard du Montparnasse in Paris.

1929

Goes through a crisis, paints very little and dedicates himself to engraving.