Matisse (World of Art) - Softcover

Physical description; 216 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-204) and index. Summary; Evaluates the artist's career and his relationship to tradition and to contemporary art. In this richly illustrated study, Lawrence Gowing takes us through Matisse's career, assessing the lifetime of arduous labor that culminated in the apparent spontaneity of his color and ease of his imagery, and in the formidable intelligence of his compositions. The detailed discussion of individual works reveals the subtlety and complexity of one of the greatest masters of our time. 191 illus., 32 in color. Subjects; Matisse, Henri 1869-1954 - Biography. Matisse, Henri 1869-1954 - Studies. Painters - France - Biography. Artists - France - Biography. French paintings. Matisse, Henri - Critical studies. French paintings - Matisse, Henri - 1869-1954. paintings - critical studies. Dates covered: 1869-1954. Impressionism ; Art styles: c First World War to 1960 ; Individual artists. Post-Impressionism. c 1800 to c 1900 ; 20th century. ART / Individual Artists / General. PHOTOGRAPHY / General.