He discovered "a kind of paradise" as he later described it, and decided to become an artist, deeply disappointing his father.
إكتشف ماتيس حينها "نوع من الجنة"، كما وصف ذلك لاحقًا، وقرّر أن يصبح فنّانًا، مما أخاب أمل والده بشدّة.