Who painted “Woman on a Terrace”?

“Woman on a Terrace” was painted by Henri Matisse in 1907. Where to see it: Hermitage Museum.

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Henri Matisse: pure, flat, intense colour, simplified shapes and bold patterns; decorative interiors and, late on, cut-paper shapes.

Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter. Wikipedia

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More by Henri Matisse

“Dance”, 1910
“The Dessert: Harmony in Red (The Red Room)”, 1907
“The Joy of Life”, 1906
“Blue Nude”, 1907
“Luxe, Calme et Volupté”, 1904
“Music”, 1910
“The Green Stripe”, 1905
“The Open Window”, 1905