The Post Impressionist painter Henri Matisse (1898 - 1954)
spend a summer in Etretat where he created numerous paintings
1920 summer, Matisse was in Etretat with his wife and daughter.
Marguerite Matisse, his daughter was recovering from an operation.
The family stayed at a Hotel facing the sea.

Barriers of time have made it impossible for us to meet Henri Matisse.
But there is a little connection with him.
Henri Matisse was the father in law of
Maria Gajetana (Tana) Matisse von Spretti (1943 -2001)
Tana who knew Cremerie de Paris during the Internet cafe years loved Etretat.
She saw our Phone Book of the World (editor of Visit Etretat.com) come alive.

Tana who was much younger than her husband Pierre Matisse
lived in Paris on avenue Montaigne.



photo of Henri Matisse taken by Joseph Enrietti in 1920
website of the Matisse Museum in Nice




July 14th at Etretat painted 1920
Matisse loved painting open windows all along his career
The painting is in a private collection


interior at Etretat by Henri Matisse 1920
The painting is in Berlin in the Berggruen Museum


Coup de Vent at Etretat painted 1920
The painting is in a private collection
It was in the Paul Yeou Chichong collection
2022 It was sold by Sothebys for 441,000 USD



The Eel at Etretat painted 1920
The painting is in Columbus in the Columbus Museum of Art


Falaises d'Aval at Etretat painted 1920
The painting is in a private collection


Falaises at Etretat painted 1920
The painting is in a private collection


Les Callanges at Etretat painted 1920
The painting is in a private collection



Boats on the beach of Etretat painted 1920
The painting is in Cambridge in the Fritzwilliam Museum




Books and Posters about Matisse




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