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Window in Tangier by Henri Matisse

Window in Tangier by Henri Matisse

For the first time, Matisse visited North Africa in 1906 – by his own admission, in order to “see the desert with his own eyes.” In 1912 he traveled there twice. A few years before the first trip to Morocco, the artist was deeply impressed by African sculptures exhibited in Paris.

In 1910, he visited the exhibition of Islamic art in Munich, and later traveled Spain in search of a “Moorish trace” in the culture of this country. During his long stay in Morocco, Matisse was fascinated by the nature and colors of North Africa.

Here he painted the famous paintings “Window in Tangier” and “Entrance to the Casbian.” Note – in the series of his “African” paintings – and a triptych called “Moroccan landscape”. Below is one of the parts of this triptych, the Moroccan Garden, which shows the local nature in the rainy season. Two other parts of this triptych depict the same land, but scorched by the merciless sun.

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