Giorgio Armani Shares the Story Behind His Prized Matisse

“I’m not a collector, and the only work I have is a drawing by Matisse. I’m very fond of it because it was a birthday gift from my friend Eric Clapton. Matisse has always been one of my favorite artists. I find that there’s great harmony, incredible inventiveness, and lightness in his work. I particularly appreciate his philosophical simplicity.”—as told to Jacqueline Terrebonne

Giorgio Armani’s Matisse drawing. Photo: Fabrizio Nannini

A version of this article first appeared in print in our 2018 Winter Issue in the section called In Focus. Subscribe to the magazine.