The casbah gate henri matisse biography

The painting Entrance to the Kasbah is a unique painting done by Henri Matisse.

It does not stem out from imagination. It is a representation of Matisse's fulfilled desire of having a glance inside a Kasbah.

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First and foremost, it is difficult not to notice three distinct colours.

The colour blue takes up most of the painting. It is seen on the large walls. Henri paints it from the bottom parts of the walls to about halfway.

The rest part of the walls is painted white with some shades of blue colour. In the middle of the painting, Henri paints an opening in the form of an open door. The entrance is ovular at the top.

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There is a distinctive entrance path painted the colour red that leads inside the Kasbah. It looks similar to a red carpet.

At one part of that red pathway, there is a circular area painted white. On the left side of that path, Henri paints a man seat