The painting ‘Dance’ was created in 1910. There are two versions: the first is in the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the second and most famous is in the Hermitage in St. Petersburg.
Henri Matisse was a French painter, draughtsman, engraver and sculptor. He was one of the leading European artists of the modernist period. He made his mark on art history with his desire to convey emotions through form and colour. He was one of the founders and leading representatives of Fauvism.