Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Matisse, Henri
     
Matisse, Henri
(1869-1954) a French painter and sculptor who helped to develop fauvism as a style of painting. His paintings are mostly of ordinary places and objects, but they use pure bright colours and black lines.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary