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A little wonder, every day

Why Matisse took up the violin seriously

AI-generated illustrative reconstruction of a painter practising violin in a Nice studio; not a documentary depiction of Matisse.
Matisse’s 1918 painting *Le Violoniste à la fenêtre*, showing a violinist at a window.
Matisse’s 1918 *Intérieur au violon*, an interior with a violin and case.
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AI-generated illustrative reconstruction of a painter practising violin in a Nice studio; not a documentary depiction of Matisse.

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In Nice in 1918, Henri Matisse practised the violin intensively. Centre Pompidou curator Isabelle Monod-Fontaine explains that he was troubled by the thought that he might lose his sight and be unable to paint; music seemed like a possible second profession if that happened.