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1. Henri Matisse

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   Born in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, France, Matisse initially studied law in Paris, intending to follow his father into commerce. His artistic path began tentatively after an appendicitis recovery in 1889, during which his mother gave him a paint set. This period marked his shift from legal studies to art.
   Matisse studied under the Academic painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau and later with Gustave Moreau at the École des Beaux-Arts starting in 1891. While Moreau's influence was stylistic—encouraging sy…