Matisse the Master: A Life of Henri Matisse 1909-1954: v. 2
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This is the second and final volume of the first true biography of Henri Matisse. Until publication of The Unknown Matisse (volume one), the few facts known about Matisse's life had been distorted by inaccuracy, misunderstanding and glaring gaps. Hilary Spurling's biography investigates the secret life of Matisse, whose painting shocked and infuriated his contemporaries while paving the way for modern art, and in this second volume, she tells the story of his maturity as an artist and the relationship between his life and art between 1909 and 1954, his glory years.
Author: Hilary Spurling
Format: Hardback, 544 pages, 186mm x 244mm, 1452 g
Published: 2005, Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom
Genre: Individual Artists / Art Monographs
Description
This is the second and final volume of the first true biography of Henri Matisse. Until publication of The Unknown Matisse (volume one), the few facts known about Matisse's life had been distorted by inaccuracy, misunderstanding and glaring gaps. Hilary Spurling's biography investigates the secret life of Matisse, whose painting shocked and infuriated his contemporaries while paving the way for modern art, and in this second volume, she tells the story of his maturity as an artist and the relationship between his life and art between 1909 and 1954, his glory years.
Matisse the Master: A Life of Henri Matisse 1909-1954: v. 2