This is the story of three women — one an orphan and refugee who finds a place in the studio of a famous French artist, the other a wife and mother who has stood by her husband for nearly forty years. The third is his daughter, caught in the crossfire between her mother and a […]
The ultimatum that changed Matisse for ever
Seething passion and scandal are absent from most accounts of Henri Matisse, says Sophie Haydock, author of Madame Matisse. Yet, after four decades of devoted marriage, his wife issued an ultimatum that changed everything. Here Sophie writes about the three woman in Matisse’s life. Henri Matisse was 69 years old when his wife, Amélie – […]