Henri MatisseFrench, 1869–1954Young Sailor II
May one see it?
Yes, receiving visitors
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Room965New York, United States
On public display.
- Checked
- 3 days ago
- In this state since
- Sep 26, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the painting
The Young Sailor II is a painting by Henri Matisse from 1906. It is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York.
It was donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection, in 1998.
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1999.363.41
What it shows
Sources
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art: the museum's own open data · fetched 3 days ago
- Image: Wikimedia Commons — Public domain
Meanwhile, in the life of Henri Matisse
The whole lifesummer 1904
Summer in Saint-Tropez with Signac
Together with the Neo-Impressionists Paul Signac and Henri Cross, Matisse went to Saint-Tropez, where he began working in the Divisionist technique. There he painted his first masterpiece, "Luxe, Calme et Volupté" (1904/1905).
summer 1905
Collioure: The Birth of Fauvism
Matisse spent the summer of 1905 with André Derain and Maurice de Vlaminck in the fishing village of Collioure on the Mediterranean. Together with Derain he created a new style that entered art history as Fauvism.
October 1905
Scandal at the Salon d'Automne
Matisse showed "The Open Window" and "Woman with a Hat"; Louis Vauxcelles's review of 17 October 1905 gave the group the nickname "fauves" ("wild beasts"). "Woman with a Hat" was bought by Leo Stein for 500 francs, which raised the market value of the artist's work.
1906
Meeting Pablo Picasso
The first meeting between Matisse and Picasso took place at the Steins' salon on the Rue de Fleurus in Paris. Their creative friendship was full of rivalry and mutual respect.
20 March 1906
"Le Bonheur de Vivre" at the Salon des Indépendants
Matisse presented "Le Bonheur de Vivre" (The Joy of Life), a painting combining pastoral and bacchanal motifs. Critics and academic circles reacted with extreme irritation, but Leo Stein purchased this painting as well.
1908
Shchukin's Commission for "Dance" and "Music"
The Russian collector Sergei Shchukin commissioned three decorative panels from Matisse for his Moscow house: "Dance," "Music," and "Bathing" (which remained at the sketch stage). The money of Russian collectors allowed the artist to finally overcome his financial difficulties.
