Matisse the Master

Matisse the Master
Author: Hilary Spurling
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Total Pages: 570
Release: 2005
Genre: Artists
ISBN: 0679434291

With unprecedented and unrestricted access to his family correspondence, and other new material in private archives, Spurling documents a lifetime of desperation and self-doubt exacerbated by Matisse's attempts to counteract the violence of the 20th century in paintings.

Matisse

Matisse
Author: Hilary Spurling
Publisher: Penguin Books, Limited (UK)
Total Pages: 612
Release: 2009
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Henri Matisse was one of the most important and beloved artists of the twentieth century, rivalled only by his friend - and competitor - Pablo Picasso. Hilary Spurling's The Unknown Matisse and Matisse the Master were together heralded as the definitive biography of the artist, and Matisse the Master went on to win the Whitbread Book of the Year award in 2005. In this abridged, one-volume edition, Hilary Spurling reveals the origins of Matisse's astonishing talent, provides a unique insight into his life and work, and, by documenting the difficult path he took alone, clearly places him at the front rank of those who made art modern.

A Magical Day with Matisse

A Magical Day with Matisse
Author: Julie Merberg
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2002-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780811834148

Set against the backdrop of well-known works by the artist, Henri Matisse, rhyming text tells a story from the artwork.

Monet

Monet
Author: Christoph Heinrich
Publisher: Taschen
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2000
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9783822859728

Monet was the most typical and the most individual Impressionist painter. But while the painter was faithful and persevering in the pursuit of his motifs, his personal life followed a more restless course. Parisian by birth, he discovered painting as a youth in the provinces, where one of his homes, Argenteuil, has come to represent the artistic flowering and official establishment of Impressionism as a movement.

My Art Teacher, Mr Matisse

My Art Teacher, Mr Matisse
Author: Liana Jegers
Publisher: Ilex Press
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2018-10-09
Genre: Color in art
ISBN: 9781781575482

Henri Matisse is considered one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century with a unique vision that continues to inspire artists to this day. Guided by Matisse's innovative methods and wise words, this colourful book sets you a variety of tasks to complete on the page, and describes several techniques for you to attempt any way you please.MY ART TEACHER, MR MATISSE is the first in a delightful new series of master-led activity books where you will also discover the wisdom and expertise of Mr Picasso.

Henri's Scissors

Henri's Scissors
Author: Jeanette Winter
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2013-08-27
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1442464852

Step into the colorful world of Henri Matisse and his magnificent paper cutouts in this biography by acclaimed picture book creator Jeanette Winter. In a small weaving town in France, a young boy named Henri-Emile Matisse drew pictures everywhere, and when he grew up, he moved to Paris and became a famous artist who created paintings that were adored around the world. But late in life a serious illness confined him to a wheelchair, and amazingly, it was from there that he created among his most beloved works—enormous and breathtaking paper cutouts. Based on the life of Henri Matisse, this moving and inspirational picture book biography includes a note from the author, dynamic quotes from Matisse himself, and an illuminating look at a little-known part of a great artist’s creative process.

Graphic Passion

Graphic Passion
Author: John Bidwell
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780271071114

"Recounts the publication history of nearly fifty books illustrated by Henri Matisse, including Lettres portugaises, Mallarmae's Poaesies, and Matisse's own Jazz. Explores his illustration methods, typographic precepts, literary sensibilities, and opinions about the role of the artist in the publication process"--Provided by publisher.

The Girl from the Fiction Department

The Girl from the Fiction Department
Author: Hilary Spurling
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2016-01-28
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0241974615

Absorbing and provocative, a biography of George Orwell's controversial second wife from the Whitbread Prize-winning author of Matisse the Master and Anthony Powell Just three months before his death, the author of Nineteen Eighty-Four took a new wife. Sonia Brownell was model for Julia in Orwell's most famous novel, she was fifteen years younger than her husband, and after his death she was hounded and pilloried as a manipulative gold-digger who would stop at nothing to keep control of the literary legacy. But the truth about Sonia was altogether different. Beautiful, intelligent and fiercely idealistic, she lived at the heart of London's literary and artistic scene before her marriage to Orwell changed her life for ever. Those who knew her - Lucien Freud and Francis Bacon, Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus - witnessed her great personal generosity. And yet, burdened with the almost impossible task of protecting Orwell's intellectual estate, Sonia's loyalty to her late husband brought her nothing but poverty and despair.

Matisse

Matisse
Author: Henri Matisse
Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
Total Pages: 392
Release: 1988
Genre: Art
ISBN:

"More than one hundred color plates, accompanied by reactions and comments from critics and contemporaries, record the career of the French sculptor, cut-out artist, and painter of exotic, brightly colored nudes." -- Amazon