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Artists who fell for Morocco

Henri Matisse

He painted in Tangier in 1912 and 1913, and while there made several changes to his work, including his use of black as a colour.

  • From: France
  • Their art: painter
  • In Morocco: 1912 and 1913 in Tangier
  • Made here or about here: Window at Tangier (1912, Pushkin Museum)

Where in Morocco

  • Tangier: painted here in 1912 and 1913
Sources, checked 2026-11-15
  1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Matisse
  2. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangier_in_popular_culture

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