{"product_id":"2026200010138-secondhand-matisse","title":"Matisse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good. Jacket: Chipped, torn with minor damage. Tear on back of jacket. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: previous owner. Binding condition: Binding intact, pages secure. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew artists have so radically transformed the language of colour and form as Henri Matisse, and Jean Selz's intimate study brings that transformation vividly to life. This richly illustrated volume chronicles the arc of Matisse's career — from his early academic training through the explosive emergence of Fauvism and into the serene, monumental cut-outs of his final years — placing each phase within the cultural and historical currents of twentieth-century European art.\n\nSelz writes with the authority of a critic who knew Matisse's world intimately, presenting not merely a catalogue of masterworks but an interpretive portrait of a man driven by an almost spiritual devotion to beauty and sensation. The prose is precise yet lyrical, capturing the paradox at the heart of Matisse's genius: an art of apparent ease and joy achieved through relentless discipline and reinvention. For anyone who has ever stood before a Matisse and felt the world quietly rearrange itself, this volume will reveal exactly how he made that miracle possible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130480599259,"sku":"2026200010138-SECONDHAND","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/ab138209-ed28-4933-9822-6f61ed092644.png?v=1786585854","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200010138-secondhand-matisse","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}