<Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 176.5 cm × 240.7 cm (69.5 in × 94.75 in) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania </Td> </Tr> <P> Le bonheur de vivre (The Joy of Life) is a painting by Henri Matisse . Along with Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, Le bonheur de vivre is regarded as one of the pillars of early modernism . The monumental canvas was first exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants of 1906, where its cadmium colors and spatial distortions caused a public expression of protest and outrage . </P> <P> In the central background of the piece is a group of figures that is similar to the group depicted in his painting The Dance (1909--10). In the picture, there are several nude bodies of women and men in a landscape drenched with vivid color . </P>

The joy of life was painted in which style