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Matisse: The Bigger Picture
This lavishly produced volume explores Matisse's lifelong reinvention of art through some fifty works, six extraordinary fold-out...
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This lavishly produced volume explores Matisse's lifelong reinvention of art through some fifty works, six extraordinary fold-out spreads, and illuminating essays. Providing a unique opportunity to see Matisse's work at a remarkable scale, this volume echoes the clarity, richness, and innovation of his art. Showcasing dozens of carefully reproduced paintings and cut-outs, the book offers a panoramic view of one of modern art's most influential figures.
Tracing Matisse's development from early naturalist studies to the luminous intensity of Fauvism and the radical simplicity of his late paper cut-outs, it follows his evolving approach to form, color, and composition. Brief essays accompany approximately fifty emblematic works, offering new insight into the artist's changing techniques and the contexts in which he worked. With colored edges, a printed cloth binding, and a design that reflects Matisse's visual sensibility, the book is as visually compelling in its production as the works it presents.
Six major compositions--including Joy of Life, The Red Studio, The Dance, and The Sorrows of the King--appear as expansive map-style fold-outs, allowing readers to savor their ambition and detail in unprecedented depth. A vivid and layered portrait, this volume invites close attention to the artistic choices that shaped a career of continual reinvention.
Author: Anne Sefrioui
Publisher: Prestel Publishing
Published: 07/21/2026
Pages: 172
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.85lbs
Size: 10.50h x 8.60w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9783791394015
About the Author
ANNE SEFRIOUI is the author of numerous art books, including Hiroshige: Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces, Kingfisher with Lotus Flower: Birds of Japan, Van Gogh: The Bigger Picture, and Monet: The Bigger Picture, all published by Prestel.
Tracing Matisse's development from early naturalist studies to the luminous intensity of Fauvism and the radical simplicity of his late paper cut-outs, it follows his evolving approach to form, color, and composition. Brief essays accompany approximately fifty emblematic works, offering new insight into the artist's changing techniques and the contexts in which he worked. With colored edges, a printed cloth binding, and a design that reflects Matisse's visual sensibility, the book is as visually compelling in its production as the works it presents.
Six major compositions--including Joy of Life, The Red Studio, The Dance, and The Sorrows of the King--appear as expansive map-style fold-outs, allowing readers to savor their ambition and detail in unprecedented depth. A vivid and layered portrait, this volume invites close attention to the artistic choices that shaped a career of continual reinvention.
Author: Anne Sefrioui
Publisher: Prestel Publishing
Published: 07/21/2026
Pages: 172
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.85lbs
Size: 10.50h x 8.60w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9783791394015
About the Author
ANNE SEFRIOUI is the author of numerous art books, including Hiroshige: Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces, Kingfisher with Lotus Flower: Birds of Japan, Van Gogh: The Bigger Picture, and Monet: The Bigger Picture, all published by Prestel.
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