Matisse Exhibition Draws Record Visitor Numbers to London's Tate

An exhibition of paper cut-outs by the French artist Henri Matisse drew more than 560,000 visitors to London's Tate Modern, making it the most popular show ever mounted at the museum, the Tate said on Monday. The cut-outs were works that Matisse created late in his career, and they were made with construction paper that he cut into shapes and mounted on canvas, wood or some other support. “It is testament to the power and accessibility of Matisse's work that the exhibition has...

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