Bateaux à Collioure
1905
About this artwork
This small watercolor depicts sailboats moored at the French harbor of Collioure. It exemplifies the artist's focus on non-naturalistic, expressive color during his seminal Fauvist period.
Did you know?
During the summer of 1905, Matisse spent time in the quiet fishing port of Collioure with fellow painter André Derain. Their work here, characterized by radical color choices and simplified forms, caused a scandal at the Autumn Salon, leading a critic to describe them as 'fauves'—or wild beasts—which gave the movement its name.
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Bateaux à Collioure
Henri Matisse, 1905
