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MATISSE FOR THE MODERN DAY MAISON MATISSE PERPETUATES THE ARTIST’S LEGACY WITH CONTEMPORARY HOME ACCESSORIES

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enri Matisse’s groundbreaking work made him a modern art icon, and now his descendants are allowing his legacy H to expand and exist in new forms.

Jean-Matthieu Matisse, one of the famed French painter’s great-grandchildren, founded Maison Matisse in 2017, a home decor and furnishings brand with pieces designed by both up-and-coming and established artists inspired by Henri Matisse’s work. Matisse, 47, who runs the business with his sister Anne-Maxence, says his family began thinking about this project 10 years ago. “The starting point was our observation that Henri Matisse’s works are often copied on various kinds of items


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