Neither.
He painted in a figurative style for almost his entire career but not realistic (that is - he painted recognisable figures and objects, but distorted and abstracted to a certain degree). In his old age, his cut-paper works became more abstract.
It was painted in 1905.
The style of the Beasts of the Sea by Henri Matisse: Fauvism
Fauvism
The colors Matisse chose are not realistic; he chose them for their expressive qualities.
Fauvism.
It was painted in 1905.
The style of the Beasts of the Sea by Henri Matisse: Fauvism
impressionism
Fauvism
Paper cut
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The colors Matisse chose are not realistic; he chose them for their expressive qualities.
Fauvism first emerged in Paris 1905.
Fauvism.
Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse.
Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse
henri matisse's funeral was in 1943 on 16 of may