Sophie Matisse is an American contemporary artist. Matisse initially gained notoriety for her series of "Missing Person" paintings, in which she appropriated and embellished upon ? or subtracted from ? recognizable works from art history. Media coverage is often quick to note Sophie Matisse's family background, an art pedigree originating with her great-grandfather, the famous 20th century painter Henri Matisse. Britain's Sunday Telegraph newspaper in 2003 referred to Sophie as "art royalty," a term occasionally paraphrased when discussing Sophie and her artwork.