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Matisse / Lawrence Gowing ; [introduction by Sarah Whitfield].
Fine Arts Library ND553.M37 G59 2026
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gowing, Lawrence, author.
- Series:
- World of art
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Matisse, Henri, 1869-1954.
- Matisse, Henri.
- Matisse, Henri, 1869-1954--Criticism and interpretation.
- Painters--France--Biography.
- Painters.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Art criticism.
- Physical Description:
- 214 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 21 cm.
- Edition:
- New edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Thames and Hudson, 2026.
- Summary:
- "In this richly illustrated study, Lawrence Gowing takes us through Matisse’s career, assessing his influence on the art that has followed him and looking closely at Matisse’s own achievements. The detailed discussion of individual works reveal the subtlety and complexity of one of the greatest masters of all time." -- Publisher's website.
- Contents:
- Preface to the first edition
- Introduction / by Sarah Whitfield
- 1869-1899 Beginnings
- 1900-1905 The way to Fauvism
- 1906-1908 An ideal world
- 1908-1909 Painting and sculpture
- 1909-1910 The great decorations
- 1911-1913 Colour in itself
- 1913-1918 The period of experiment
- 1919-1930 Wish fulfilment
- 1931-1939 Figure and field
- 1940-1954 Triumphant conclusions.
- Notes:
- Originally published: 1979.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contains:
- Matisse, Henri, 1869-1954. Works. Selections
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9780500205099
- 0500205094
- OCLC:
- 1530353602
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000335595
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