Sabrina GomezArt 2Ledgerwood31 March 2014Art ReportThe two works of art I am writing about are Henri Matisse's 1952 “The Sorrows of the King” and “Le Bonheur de vivre” of 1905-06. Both of these works are made by my Henri Matieese. Matieese used the entire color spectrum in both of these works. It is obvious to see the people painted in Le Bonheur de vivre, but it is not so easy to see what object is in the painting The King's Sorrow. This article will examine Matisse's decision and choices. Along with my guess. Matisse was best known for his interiors and the play of artificial light on everyday objects. Henri Matisse was a 20th century French artist known for his use of color and vivid imagery. He is known as one of the masters of modern art. He was the leader of the four-year movement “French Fauvism”. The Sorrows of the King is a collage that is an example of his latest phase of cut-out prints on paper. It was made with paper colored with gouache paint and is attached to canvas. The Sorrows of the King is an example of Matisse's final body of work known as cuttings. It was made at the Center Pompidou, Paris. Matisse shows himself in the central black form, as if sitting in an armchair, surrounded by a large life. He has a number of repeating themes from his life. The fluttering yellow petals have the move of musical symbolization, while the green symbolizes position, while the ballerina embodies the female body and seriousness. His standard was pre-painted sheets of cut paper, derived from Cubism. Le Bonheur de vivre translates to “The joy of life.” In the central background of Matisse's work there is a group of figures similar to the group in his painting "The Dance". In the image... in the center of the paper... The quality of linework in Matisse's drawings was fluid. You can tell in his works that his outlines were well thought out along with the outline, hatching and cross hatching. The level of detail in Henri Matisse's work was astonishing. All the colors he used worked well together. Works Cited "Inside Matisse Cutouts". Art Learning Center. The Complete Matisse, August 20, 2006. Web. March 13, 2014. Lazzari, Margaret R. and Dona Schlesier. Exploring art: a global and thematic approach. Boston, MA: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning, 2012. Print."Le Bonheur De Vivre, also called the joy of life." The Barnes Foundation. Np, nd Web. March 13, 2014."The King's Sorrow by Henri Matisse." Good life retreats. Np, 20 February 2013. Web. 13 March 2014. "Sketch for Le Bonheur De Vivre (The Joy of Living)." San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. SFMOMA in motion, October 6, 2008. Web. March 13. 2014.