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  1. Episode 5

    5/5Matisse applies his extraordinary scissor and paper technique to the chapel at Vence.

  2. Episode 4

    4/51938, and now in his 60s, Henri Matisse's art must endure personal upheaval as war looms.

  3. Episode 3

    3/5Henri Matisse's painting is dramatically influenced by his visits to New York and Tahiti.

  4. Episode 2

    2/5With his family scattered, Matisse expresses the horror and uncertainty of war in his art.

  5. Episode 1

    1/51909, and Henri Matisse's critics call his paintings monstrous. Can he find support?