View of Notre-Dame

View of Notre-Dame is an oil painting by Henri Matisse from 1914. It is held in the Museum of Modern Art, in New [York City|New York].

Experimental period

Along with works such as Woman on a High Stool, it belongs to the "experimental period" of Matisse's oeuvre. Pentimenti reveal that it was originally painted in a more detailed manner before it was radically simplified into a geometric composition.

Exhibition

It was not exhibited until after Matisse's death, but proved a great influence upon later developments in painting. Specifically, it is said to have considerably influenced American artists who developed new modern and abstract styles, i.e. Color field and Abstract Expressionism, such as Richard Diebenkorn.