Few artists have explored genres and techniques with such curiosity and pleasure as Henri Matisse, whose fascination with the relationship between interior and exterior forms occupied him throughout his career. In the early 1950s, he chose to dedicate his last years to the Chapel of the Rosary in Vence and the nursery school in his hometown of Le Cateau-Cambrisis, both in the South of France. These sites represent a culmination of all Matisse's earlier visual and spatial explorations. This book sheds new light on the development of Matisse's oeuvre, which spans some 60 years. Lavishly illustrated with almost 400 images, this deluxe volume includes beautiful reproductions of the artist's most famous paintings paired with lesser-known documents and photographs culled from the archives of his estate. The authors also gathered first-hand accounts related by numerous participants in the Vence and Le Cateau projects. The result is a fascinating, almost day-to-day look at Matisse's process as he created these works, and an intimate portrait of both the artist and the man. Very nice, clean, tight copy in like-new condition. Wrapped in complimentary Brodart dust jacket protector. Slipcased.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Matisse: From Color to Architecture

Publisher

ABRAMS November 2004

Publication Date

2004

Language

English

ISBN 10

0810955822

ISBN 13

9780810955820

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

Used - Like New

Dust Jacket Condition

As New

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Back Room - Art - Artists, A-Z

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Traces the development of Matisse's art throughout the course of his sixty-year career, bringing together in a single volume both famous works and lesser-known pieces from the archives of his estate, in a study complemented by firsthand accounts by numerous participants in his Chapel of the Rosary and Le Cateau-Cambr�sis projects. 10,000 first printing.

About the Author

Christian Brouder is a researcher at the CNRS, the national organization for scientific research, in Paris.

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