Henri Matisse: Paintings And Sculptures In Soviet Museums
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A richly authoritative art reference volume, this catalogue presents a comprehensive survey of Henri Matisse's paintings and sculptures held within the major Soviet museum collections, most notably the Hermitage in St. Petersburg and the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow. It chronicles the remarkable story of how Russian collectors — particularly Sergei Shchukin and Ivan Morozov — amassed some of the finest examples of Matisse's work in the early twentieth century, assembling holdings that would later become the pride of Soviet cultural institutions. The text details the formal qualities, historical context, and provenance of each work, offering readers an informed and scholarly lens through which to appreciate Matisse's bold use of color, line, and form. Illustrated with full reproductions, the volume serves as both a serious academic resource and a visual celebration of one of modernism's most transformative figures, illustrating why these Soviet collections remain among the most significant repositories of Matisse's art anywhere in the world.
Author: Henri (1869-1954) Matisse
Format: Hardback
Published: 1978, Aurora Art Publishers, Leningrad
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A richly authoritative art reference volume, this catalogue presents a comprehensive survey of Henri Matisse's paintings and sculptures held within the major Soviet museum collections, most notably the Hermitage in St. Petersburg and the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow. It chronicles the remarkable story of how Russian collectors — particularly Sergei Shchukin and Ivan Morozov — amassed some of the finest examples of Matisse's work in the early twentieth century, assembling holdings that would later become the pride of Soviet cultural institutions. The text details the formal qualities, historical context, and provenance of each work, offering readers an informed and scholarly lens through which to appreciate Matisse's bold use of color, line, and form. Illustrated with full reproductions, the volume serves as both a serious academic resource and a visual celebration of one of modernism's most transformative figures, illustrating why these Soviet collections remain among the most significant repositories of Matisse's art anywhere in the world.