LEADER 00000cam 2200349 i 4500 003 OCoLC 005 20190909110710.0 008 181106t20192019enka b 001 0 eng d 010 2018493530 015 GBB910830|2bnb 016 7 019211924|2Uk 020 9781911595137|q(hbk.) 020 191159513X|q(hbk.) 035 (OCoLC)1084317408|z(OCoLC)1052877258|z(OCoLC)1104214185 040 UKMGB|beng|erda|cUKMGB|dOCLCO|dOCLCF|dUAB|dYDX|dBDX|dNZLEP |dERASA|dDLC|dUtOrBLW 082 04 759.4|223 092 759.4|bMAT 100 1 Cauman, John,|eauthor. 245 10 Matisse :|bin 50 works /|cJohn Cauman. 264 1 London :|bPavilion,|c2019. 264 4 |c©2019 300 144 pages :|billustrations (some color) ;|c23 x 29 cm 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 336 still image|bsti|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references (page 138) and index. 520 This enthralling and comprehensive new book on Henri Matisse is an eye-opener for all students and art lovers interested in early twentieth-century art. Taking fifty of Matisse's most iconic works of art, John Cauman provides an accessible narrative about the man and his work, deciphering the themes, methods and intentions of this truly great artist. Featuring 50 of Matisse's finest works, each painting, drawing and mural is described and analysed in beautiful detail, within the context of the period, so that the reader can really understand what the artist was hoping to achieve with each work. The paintings are prefaced by an informative introduction that presents the milleu and key characters that featured in Matisse's life. Among his most famous works, this book includes Luxe, calme et volupte (1904), Le Bonheur de vivre (The Joy of Life) (1905-6), Self-Portrait in a Striped Shirt (1906), Blue Nude (Memory of Biskra) (1907), Bathers by a River (1907-17), Harmony in Red (1908), Dance I (1909), Entrance to the Casbah (1912), Pianist and Checker Players (1924), Still Life with a Magnolia (1941), Memory of Oceania (1951 -2) and The Snail (1953). 600 10 Matisse, Henri,|d1869-1954|xCriticism and interpretation. 700 12 Matisse, Henri,|d1869-1954.|tWorks.|kSelections.
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