Rendezvous with Amélie Matisse ✨ Over their 41-year marriage, Amélie Matisse became one of Henri Matisse’s most important models and muses. She played a central role in Matisse’s artistic evolution, supporting his artistic ambitions while building a creative practice of her own as a milliner. In “Matisse’s Femme au chapeau: A Modern Scandal,” we look at Amélie’s life, role, and contributions outside of being one of her husband’s most important and consequential muses. Explore Amélie’s rarely told story and see the birth of Fauvism in “Matisse’s Femme au chapeau: A Modern Scandal,” open now 🌷 — Amélie Matisse in Ajaccio, Corsica, France, 1898; Courtesy Archives Henri Matisse Henri Matisse, “Corsican Landscape,” 1898; SFMOMA, bequest of Harriet Lane Levy Henri Matisse, “Jeune femme assise de dos Mme. Matisse” (Young Woman Seated from behind—Madame Matisse), 1905; The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation Collection, NY Henri Matisse, “Open Window, Collioure,” 1905; National Galle...