Henri Matisse in 1940 Nice, France

Still Life with Oysters, Musée Matisse (Nice)

When I realized that every morning I would see this light, I could not believe in my happiness, I decided not to leave Nice, and I remained practically all my life there.

Henri Matisse

Still Life with a Shell, Musée Matisse (Nice)

Still Life with Pineapples, Musée Matisse (Nice)

Still Life with Pineapples, Musée Matisse (Nice)