"Blue Nude" painter (7)

I believe the answer is:

matisse

(Other definitions for matisse that I've seen before include "Henri --, French artist" , "Leading fauvist painter, d. 1954" , "French impressionist" , "Henri ---, Twentieth Century painter" , "French painter, d. 1954" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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