\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 This portrait of MatisseÆs family is given an effective setting in a domestic interior, a somewhat unusual subject for the a
rtist. His sons Pierre and Jean are playing chess, while his wife AmΘlie is doing her embroidery on the sofa. The composition is completed by the figure of the artistÆs sister, represented standing. The background is made up of carpets, wallpaper and
upholstery, whose decorative patterns contrast with the monumentality of the figures.
