Includes bibliographical references (page 138) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- The paintings -- 1 The dinner table, 1896-7 -- 2 The invalid, 1899 -- 3 Male model, 1900 -- 4 Carmelina, 1903 -- 5 Luxe, calme et volupteeĢ, 1904 -- 6 Open window, Collioure, 1905 -- 7 Woman with a hat, 1905 -- 8 Madame Matisse: The green line, 1905 -- 9 Young sailor II, 1906 -- 10 Self-portrait in a striped shirt, 1906 -- 11 Le bonheur de vivre (The joy of life), 1905-06 -- 12 Blue nude (memory of Biskra), 1907 -- 13 Le luxe II, 1907-08 -- 15 Bathers with a turtle, 1908 -- 16 Harmony in red, 1908 -- 17 Dance I, 1909 -- 18 Still life with 'dance', 1909 -- 19 Music, 1910 -- 20 Dance II, 1910 -- 21 The pink studio, 1911 -- 22 The painter's family, 1911 -- 23 Interior with aubergines, 1911 -- 24 The red studio, 1911 -- 25 Goldfish, 1912 -- 26 Goldfish and sculpture, 1912 -- 27 The conversation, 1908-12 -- 28 Seated riffian, 1912 -- 29 Entrance to the casbah, 1912-13 -- 30 Portrait of Madame Matisse, 1913 -- 31 View of Notre-Dame, 1914 -- 32 Portrait of Yvonne Landsberg, 1914 -- 33 French window at Collioue, 1914 -- 34 Goldfish and palette, 1914-15 -- 35 The Moroccans, 1915-16 -- 36 Gourds, 1916 -- 37 The piano lesson, 1916 -- 38 Bathers by a river, 1909-17 -- 39 Interior with a violin case, 1918-19 -- 40 Pianist and checker players, 1924 -- 41 Decorative figure on an ornamental ground, 1925-6 -- 42 Woman with a veil, 1927 -- 43 The dance (mural), 1932-3 -- 44 Large reclining nude (the pink nude), 1935 -- 45 The dream, 1940 -- 46 Still life with Magnolia, 1941 -- 47 Interior with an Egyptian curtain, 1948 -- 48 Memory of Oceania, 1951-2 -- 49 The swimming pool, 1952 -- 50 The snail, 1953 -- Notes on works -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Index -- Credits -- Acknowledgements.
Summary:
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).
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