Matisse, like Picasso, was a towering figure in 20th-century art, with a career that spanned the entire century.
The cut-outs, including Nu Bleu IV, are among Matisse's most celebrated works.
At the age of 83, Matisse was pioneering an entirely new art form.
Matisse had burst onto the scene at the beginning of the century, in 1904, with Fauvism.
He remained relentlessly creative throughout his entire life.
When the Germans invaded in 1940, Matisse chose to remain in France.
He lived in Nice until it was bombed, after which he relocated to the small hilltop village of Vence, where he filled his house with his paintings.
As he developed stomach cancer and was no longer able to paint, he adapted his creative process.
He had assistants pre-paint paper, which he then cut and pasted into sculpture-like figures.
Some of these cut-outs were so large they were transformed into murals.
Matisse's bold and colourful work is some of the the most recognisable in the world.
One of his works recently sold for $80 million.
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