Matisse the master : a life of Henri Matisse, the conquest of colour, 1909-1954 / Hilary Spurling.
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 dam...
Main Author: | Spurling, Hilary |
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Other Authors: | Matisse, Henri, 1869-1954 |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
A.A. Knopf,
2005.
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Edition: | First American edition. |
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Physical Description: | xxi, 512 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
Variant Title: |
Life of Henri Matisse, the conquest of colour, 1909-1954. |
Format: | Book |