The Red Studio
ArtistHenri Matisse
Year1911
MediumOil on canvas
LocationMoMA, New York
About The Red Studio
Matisses entire studio rendered in Venetian red. His own paintings appear as objects within the painting. The red eliminates the distinction between wall and floor. One of the first paintings to use color as a spatial element rather than description.
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