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Olive Trees at Collioure

Summer 1906 (?)
Not on view
Painted in Collioure, a scenic town on the Mediterranean coast that drew many painters in the early years of the twentieth century, this is one of the earliest and most important paintings of Matisse’s Fauve period. Inspired by the works of his older contemporaries Paul Signac and Henri-Edmond Cross, who also lived in the south of France at this time, Matisse adopted the vibrant, unnatural colors favored by the Fauves. The artist found great inspiration in the sun-drenched landscape of Collioure, writing to a friend that it was full of “charming sites.” This painting was acquired by the collectors Gertrude and Leo Stein shortly after it was completed.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Olive Trees at Collioure
  • Artist: Henri Matisse (French, Le Cateau-Cambrésis 1869–1954 Nice)
  • Date: Summer 1906 (?)
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 18 1/8 × 21 5/8 in. (46 × 55 cm)
    Framed: 27 5/16 × 30 7/8 in. (69.4 × 78.4 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.194
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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