Henri Matisse: Drawing with Scissors: Masterpieces from the Late Years

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Henri Matisse: Drawing with Scissors: Masterpieces from the Late Years
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Olivier Berggruen
By (author) Max Hollein
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:176
Dimensions(mm): Height 245,Width 203
Category/GenreArt and design styles - from c 1900 to now
Painting and paintings
Individual artists and art monographs
ISBN/Barcode 9783791334738
ClassificationsDewey:759.4
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher Prestel
Imprint Prestel
Publication Date 16 January 2006
Publication Country Germany

Description

Henri Matisse's paintings and drawings are some of the most revered in the art world and his cut outs are widely believed to represent the zenith of his artistic career. When Jazz, Matisse's revolutionary handmade book of paper cut outs, was published in the early 1940s, it was considered a dramatic departure for the artist. Eventually he came to consider the cut out as his primary artistic medium. This collection of superb reproductions and critical essays offers a chance to appreciate the full spectrum of Matisse's work, from the early models for Jazz to the large-scale works that dominated the artist's final creative period, and offers fascinating new discoveries about the connections between the cut outs and his earliest works.