When Matisse died (in 1954), Picasso lamented: "Now who can I discuss color with?"
Freedom with color appears in Gaugin, Van Gogh, and Cezanne, but Matisse and the Fauvists especially were willing to experiment, and used rich colors in bold juxtaposition. The cubists were more muted, and sometimes almost monotone. Soon, though, the interest in color captured most artists, one way or another. The poetry of color was liberated, as objective representation receded, until, by the Abstract Expressionist, painting became mostly color, with little interest in line.
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