Henri Matisse: The Decade That Shook the Art World

Henri Matisse’s Femme au Chapeau remains a breakout work of modernism, an icon at SFMOMA, and an inspiration to generations of artists. When it debuted at the 1905 Salon d’automne, Matisse and his colleagues were derided as Fauves (wild beasts) who broke the basic rules of art. Learn more about the genesis of this groundbreaking work of art, the Stein family who bought it and brought it to San Francisco, and what Matisse did for an encore in the decade that shook the art world. 

Avril Angevine is an arts lecturer with a particular interest in modern, contemporary, and California art. She speaks on many subjects at various locations in the Bay Area, including the OLLI programs at San Francisco State, Dominican University, and the Fromm Institute. Avril has a BA in English and an MA in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley and taught English and Humanities at local colleges. She is also a museum guide at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, and the Oakland Museum of California.