American1875–1918

H. Lyman Saÿen

An engineer and inventor from Philadelphia who studied with Matisse in Paris and brought bold, flat colour back to American painting.

A life in paintings

1875
Born
1907
Studied with Henri MatisseParis
H. Lyman Saÿen joined Matisse's first class (the Académie Matisse) in 1907-08 and took Fauvism back to Philadelphia.
Source: Smithsonian American Art Museum
1910
1915
1917
1918
Died

Washington, D.C.