Matisse, Henri 1869-1954

Henri Matisse by Henri Matisse ( Book )
867 editions published between 1900 and 2011 in 18 languages and held by 2,788 libraries worldwide
Represents a wide range of subjects of the work of the last twenty years of Matisse's life. The cut-out was a new technique, allowing for new insights into the artist's way of structuring line, color, and texture.

Matisse by Henri Matisse ( Book )
261 editions published between 1900 and 2008 in 18 languages and held by 1,906 libraries worldwide
Saturated with bright color, the dazzling paintings of Henri Matisse are celebrations of light and pattern. Follow the long and passionate life of the greatest colorist of the 20th century. The DK ArtBook series presents both the life and works of each artist within the cultural, social, and political context of their time. To make the books easy to consult, they are divided into three areas -- the life and works of the artist, historical and cultural background, and analysis of major works -- which are identifiable by side bands. Each spread focuses on a specific theme, with an introductory text and several annotated illustrations. Few art history texts contain such abundance of full-color illustrations. The index section is also illustrated and gives background information on key figures and the location of the artist's works. Annotation. Each volume is a visual resource with over 300 full-color illustrations, telling the story of a single artist with a look at the artist's life, the context in which he worked, and an analysis of his masterpieces.

Matisse the master : a life of Henri Matisse, the conquest of colour, 1909-1954 by Hilary Spurling ( Book )
15 editions published between 2005 and 2007 in English and held by 1,841 libraries worldwide
It is hard to believe today that Matisse was once almost universally reviled and ridiculed. His response was neither to protest nor to retreat; he simply pushed on from one innovation to the next, and left the world to draw its own conclusions. Unfortunately, these were generally false and often damaging. Throughout his life and afterward people fantasized about his models and circulated baseless fabrications about his private life. Fifty years after his death, this biography shows us the painter as he saw himself. With unprecedented access to new material, Spurling documents a lifetime of desperation and self-doubt. Here for the first time is the truth about Matisse's models; but every woman who played a part in Matisse's life was remarkable in her own right, not least his beloved daughter Marguerite, whose honesty and courage surmounted all ordeals, including interrogation and torture by the Gestapo in the Second World War.--From publisher description.

Matisse on art by Henri Matisse ( Book )
45 editions published between 1973 and 2004 in 3 languages and held by 1,547 libraries worldwide
Ed : Brooklyn College and City University of New York, Revised edition, Includesnew texts, introduction, biography, overview.

Matisse, his art and his public by Alfred Hamilton Barr ( Book )
22 editions published between 1951 and 1975 in English and held by 1,501 libraries worldwide

Henri Matisse : a retrospective by John Elderfield ( Book )
6 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 1,494 libraries worldwide

Jazz by Henri Matisse ( Book )
91 editions published between 1947 and 2009 in 6 languages and held by 1,207 libraries worldwide
Item reporduces images from "Jazz" and includes the artist's original, handwritten text and its translation into English.

Matisse Picasso ( Book )
18 editions published between 2002 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 1,201 libraries worldwide
Annotation. Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso have long been seen as the twin giants of modern art, as polar opposites but also as complementary figures. Between them they are the originators of many of the most significant innovations of 20th-century painting and sculpture, but their relationship has rarely been explored in all of its closeness and complexity. In spite of their initial rivalry, the two masters eventually acknowledged one another as equals, becoming, in their old age, increasingly important to one another both artistically and personally. From the time of their initial encounters in 1906 in Gertrude and Leo Stein's Paris studio until 1917, they individually produced some of the greatest art of the 20th century and maintained an openly competitive relationship brimming with intense innovation. Matisse Picasso presents the artists' oeuvres in groupings that reveal the affinities but also the extreme contrasts of their artistic visions. Published to accompany the landmark exhibition (a joint effort of The Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Tate Modern, London; the Reunion des musees nationaux/Musee Picasso, and the Musee national d'art moderne/Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris), Matisse Picasso is the first major examination of the fascinating relationships between their art, their careers, and their lives. Thirty-four essays, each by a member of the exhibition's curatorial team, focus on a particular moment in the artists' evolving relationship. These texts are accompanied by an introductory history, commentary on the public perception of important artistic relationships, and an extensive chronology.

Matisse in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, including remainder-interest and promised gifts by John Elderfield ( Book )
8 editions published in 1978 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 1,031 libraries worldwide

Matisse: 50 years of his graphic art by Henri Matisse ( Book )
17 editions published between 1956 and 2001 in English and held by 1,014 libraries worldwide