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In 1914, only months before the outbreak of World War I, Henri Matisse and his wife moved into a modest apartment with a view of the Notre Dame, on the Quai Saint-Michel in Paris. More than a decade before, the artist had painted the cathedral in broken impressionist brushstrokes. Returning to the subject, Matisse made several views of the cathedral.
Initially reworking features on the canvas, he covered almost the entire surface in blue, leaving early compositional elements visible beneath the paint. Depicting a window view with only traces of the cathedral, the artist accentuated the temporal quality of building a work of art over time.
Featured image: Henri Matisse – View of Notre Dame. Paris, quai Saint-Michel, spring 1914. Oil on canvas, 58 x 37 1/8 in (147.3 x 94.3 cm. Museum of Modern Art New York. Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest (by exchange), and the Henry Ittleson, A. Conger Goodyear, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sinclair Funds, and the Anna Erickson Levene Bequest given in memory of her husband, Dr. Phoebus Aaron Theodor Levene.
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