Portrait of Greta Prozor 1916

"Portrait of Greta Prozor" (1916) by Henri Matisse is a striking example of the artist's signature Fauvist style. This oil painting, now housed in the Georges Pompidou Center in Paris, showcases a simplified and stylized figure of a seated woman, Greta Prozor. Bold, flat planes of color define her form, particularly the striking blue of her dress. The background, rendered in a vivid yellow and green, further emphasizes the figure's presence, highlighting Matisse's focus on color and its expressive power. The simplified forms and use of color capture a sense of dynamism and emotional intensity, characteristic of Matisse's work.