Matisse

Film

Matisse

201497 min

MOMA & Tate Modern's landmark show explores the final chapter of Matisse's career when he began 'carving into colour,' creating his signature cut-outs. Audiences are invited to enjoy an intimate, behind-the-scenes documentary about this blockbuster exhibition with contributions from curators, historians and those who knew Matisse personally. Beautifully filmed footage of the exhibition featuring works including The Snail, Memory of Oceania, Large Composition with Masks and Blue Nudes is interwoven with Matisse's biography and behind-the-scenes material. Featuring special guests including Tate director Nicholas Serota; MoMA director Glenn Lowry; jazz musician Courtney Pine and Royal Ballet principal dancer Zenaida Yanowsky.

Director
Phil Grabsky

Exhibition on Screen Collection: which order to watch

  1. 1

    Leonardo: From the National Gallery, London

    2012

    2
  2. 2

    Manet: Portraying Life

    2013

    5
  3. 3

    Munch 150

    2013

    5
  4. 4

    Vermeer and Music

    2013

  5. 5

    Matisse

    2014This film

  6. 6

    Girl with a Pearl Earring: And Other Treasures from the Mauritshuis

    2015

    7.8
  7. 7

    Vincent Van Gogh: A New Way of Seeing

    2015

    7.2
  8. 8

    The Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them

    2015

    8
  9. 9

    Goya: Visions of Flesh and Blood

    2016

    5
  10. 10

    Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse

    2016

    7.5
  11. 11

    Renoir: Reviled and Revered

    2016

    5
  12. 12

    The Curious World of Hieronymus Bosch

    2016

    5
  13. 13

    I, Claude Monet

    2017

    6.2
  14. 14

    The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism

    2017

    8.5
  15. 15

    Michelangelo: Love and Death

    2017

    7.2
  16. 16

    Canaletto & the Art of Venice

    2017

    9
  17. 17

    David Hockney at the Royal Academy of Arts

    2017

    7.5
  18. 18

    Cézanne: Portraits of a Life

    2018

    5.3
  19. 19

    Degas: Passion for Perfection

    2018

  20. 20

    Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

    2018

    10
  21. 21

    Young Picasso

    2019

    6.5
  22. 22

    Van Gogh & Japan

    2019

    6.8
  23. 23

    Leonardo: The Works

    2019

    6.5
  24. 24

    Lucian Freud: A Self Portrait

    2019

    8
  25. 25

    Easter in Art

    2020

    6
  26. 26

    Frida Kahlo

    2020

    7.2
  27. 27

    Sunflowers

    2021

    8
  28. 28

    Raphael Revealed

    2021

    6
  29. 29

    The Danish Collector: Delacroix to Gauguin

    2021

  30. 30

    Pissarro: Father of Impressionism

    2022

    7
  31. 31

    Hopper: An American Love Story

    2022

    7.2
  32. 32

    Mary Cassatt: Painting the Modern Woman

    2023

  33. 33

    Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition

    2023

    7.8
  34. 34

    Tokyo Stories

    2023

    5
  35. 35

    Klimt & The Kiss

    2023

    8
  36. 36

    John Singer Sargent: Fashion and Swagger

    2024

    9.5
  37. 37

    My National Gallery, London

    2024

    8
  38. 38

    Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers

    2024

    8
  39. 39

    Dawn of Impressionism: Paris 1874

    2025

    5.8

Frequently asked questions

Where can I watch Matisse?
Matisse is streaming on Kanopy. Availability is refreshed weekly.
How long is Matisse?
Matisse runs 97 minutes (1h 37m).

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