Auguste Matisse

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAuguste Philippe•Matisse
Used nameAuguste•Matisse
Born22 May 1866 in Nevers, Nièvre (FRA)
Died19 September 1931 in Bréhat, Côtes-d'Armor (FRA)
NOC France

Biography

Auguste Matisse was not related to his much better-known namesake Henri Matisse (1869-1954). Auguste was a painter, illustrator and glass painter. He studied in Dijon and Paris and was later, like his namesake, associated with Fauvism, mainly painting maritime landscapes. In 1895 he became a member of the Société des Artiste Français and in 1924 designed the official poster for the Chamonix Winter Games. In 1931 Matisse died of a stroke at his studio in Bréhat.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1928 Summer Olympics Art Competitions FRA Auguste Matisse
Painting, Paintings, Open (Olympic) AC