Matisse The Master : A Life of Henri Matisse, Volume Two - The Conquest of Colour, 1909-1954

Hilary Spurling

ISBN 10: 0241133394 / ISBN 13: 9780241133392

Published by Hamish Hamilton, London, 2005

About this Item

1st UK Edition, 1st impression, unread, not price clipped (£25.00), no owner's name or other inscription, some fading to D/j spine ( otherwise D/j would be "as new"). D/j protected by a clear removable sleeve. Large and heavy book so p&p costs tbc. This copy purchased new by me upon publication.

Seller Inventory # 050942

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Matisse The Master : A Life of Henri Matisse, Volume Two - The Conquest of Colour, 1909-1954
• Publisher: Hamish Hamilton, London
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0241133394
• ISBN 13: 9780241133392
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New

About this title

Synopsis

Matisse was, with Picasso, one of the two great geniuses of 20th-century Western art. In this astounding book (winner of the Whitbread Book of the Year 2005) Hilary Spurling's fascinating exploration of Matisse's world uncovers the secret life of the artist, whose paintings shocked and infuriated his contemporaries while paving the way for modern art.
This beautifully presented second volume tells the story of Matisse's growing artistic maturity and the relationship between his life and art from 1909 to 1954, his glory years.

About the Author

Hilary Spurling is a prize-winning biographer whose books include Ivy: The Life of Ivy Compton-Burnett, Paul Scott, La Grande Therese and The Girl from the Fiction Department, as well as The Unknown Matisse. She is a regular book reviewer for the Observer and The Daily Telegraph and lives in London.