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Article: `Matisse Picasso' shows how different the 20th century giants were.
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- The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
- Article date:
- February 12, 2003
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Byline: Edward J. Sozanski
LONG ISLAND CITY, New York _ Who is the greatest artist of the 20th century, Henri Matisse or Pablo Picasso? (No other candidates need apply.) It depends in part on how one defines "great."
If you value protean creativity, emotional intensity and staggering prolificacy, then Picasso's your man. But if you prefer sensuous beauty, meditative tranquility and color so luxurious it makes you swoon, you choose Matisse.
The debate over which artist is ultimately more significant has simmered for decades. Juxtapose them in an exhibition like "Matisse Picasso," which opened at the Museum of Modern Art, Queens, Thursday, and ...