Who is Henri Matisse from Concerning the Spiritual in Art and what is their importance?

French painter, Henri Matisse, painted in such a way as to incorporate certain divine elements using any subject by using color and form. He was a gifted colorist. According to Kandinsky, impressionism was innate in Matisse. His art is full of internal vitality and driven by internal need. His paintings also have a certain external charm due to certain external impulse. Hence, his painting involves French subtlety and delicacy regarded by Kandinsky as having a melodic quality.