Today: The earliest artwork shown in ‘The Red Studio’ ⁠ Matisse painted the picture in 1898 in Ajaccio, Corsica, where he and Amélie Matisse spent the first six months of their married life. In Corsica, Matisse had his first experience of the Mediterranean light, which would greatly influence his approach to working with colour. He painted it using small dabs of colour, evoking a sense of light and atmosphere... ☀️⁠ ⁠ ‘Matisse: The Red Studio’ runs until 26 February. ⁠ Henri Matisse, Corsica, the Old Mill, 1898, Oil on canvas, 38,5 x 46 cm, Wallraf-Richartz Museum & Fondation Corboud, Cologne © Succession H. Matisse/VISDA 2022 ⁠ ⁠ #smkmuseum #matisse #theredstudio #copenhagen #sharingcph #voreskbh #instamuseum #artmuseum #art #french #corsica