Matisse's Femme au chapeau: A Modern Scandal

16 May 2026 — 13 Sep 2026 at SFMOMA · San Francisco

Henri Matisse

Discover how one of Matisse's most iconic works ignited a color revolution in 1905—and how its impact still shapes art today.

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About the artist

Henri Matisse

1869–1954 · Impressionism

Henri Émile Benoît Matisse was a French visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter.

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About the venue

SFMOMA · San Francisco

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is a modern and contemporary art museum and nonprofit organization located in San Francisco, California. SFMOMA was the first museum on the West Coast devoted solely to 20th-century art, and has built an internationally recognized collection with over…

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