Generously illustrated with archival images and new photography, Matisse: The Books offers an unprecedented insight into the experience of reading – and looking at – Matisse’s books and brings new clarity to a controversial period in the artist’s life
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'Fresh, in-depth, lavishly illustrated '
Financial Times
'Not only does it contain rarely seen images, but also a sensitive analysis of his relationships (as inscribed in these books) and his political affiliations during World War II'
Art Society Magazine
'These books-as-works-of-art are both a running commentary upon Matisse himself, the ever evolving, ever surprising image-maker, and an extraordinarily vivid series of critical responses to words that are often so rich and elusive in their meanings'
hyperallergic.com
'This extensive study, with its many reproductions and engaging commentary, offers a worthwhile late-period portrait of an artist, who, as Aragon wrote in his many encomia, “used books to tell the story of his life”, and renew(ed) the very concept of illustration'
Apollo
Format: Hardback
Size: 31.5 x 26.2 cm
Extent: 320 pp
Illustrations: 237
Publication date: 24 September 2020
ISBN: 9780500021682