Background
Matisse, Pierre was born on June 13, 1900 in Bohain, Alsace, France. Arrived in the United States, 1924, naturalized, 1942. Son of Henri and Amelie Noelie (Parayre) Matisse.
Matisse, Pierre was born on June 13, 1900 in Bohain, Alsace, France. Arrived in the United States, 1924, naturalized, 1942. Son of Henri and Amelie Noelie (Parayre) Matisse.
Came to the United States, 1924 naturalized, 1942. Educated privately.
He was the youngest child of French painter Henri Matisse. He exhibited an early interest in the art market, and took a job at the prestigious Galerie Barbazanges-Hodebert in Paris. In 1924, Pierre came to New York, where he began a distinguished career of 65 years as an art dealer.
In 1931, Matisse opened his own gallery in the Fuller Building at 41 East 57th Street in New York City.
, which existed until his death in 1989, became an influential part of the Modern Art movement in America. Matisse represented and exhibited many European artists and a few Americans and Canadians in New York, often for the first time.
Matisse exhibited Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Alberto Giacometti, Jean Dubuffet, André Derain, Yves Tanguy, Le Corbusier, Paul Delvaux, Wifredo Lam, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Balthus, Leonora Carrington, Zao Wou Ki, Sam Francis, sculptors Theodore Roszak, Raymond Mason and Regional Butler, and several other important artists, including Henri Matisse. Matisse was married three times.
In 1974, Matisse married Countess Maria-Gaetana "Tana" Matisse, the daughter of German diplomat Count Karl von Spreti.
Member of American Art Dealers Association (president 1964-1966), Yacht Club (France), New York Athletic Club, New York Yacht Club.
Married Alexina Sattler, December 29, 1929. Children: Jacqueline Matisse Monnier, Paul, Peter.