Henri Matisse : rooms with a view / Shirley Neilsen Blum.
| Author/creator | Blum, Shirley Neilsen |
| Other author | Matisse, Henri, 1869-1954. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st American ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Monacelli Press, ©2010. |
| Description | 192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Rooms with a view |
| Contents | The window : an icon of modern art -- The power of colour, 1900-1908 -- Decoration and abstraction, 1909-1916 -- A return to naturalism, 1917-1938 -- The exaltation of life, 1939-1943 -- The triumph of the final years, 1944-1951. |
| Abstract | This volume explains the works of Henri Matisse (1869-1954). Matisse was a French artist, known primarily as a painter and for his use of color and his fluid and original draftsmanship. The colorful, painterly, uplifting, and often joyous works of Henri Matisse are critical in the history of modern art. Throughout his many years as a painter, the celebrated artist kept returning to one particular subject -- the windowed interior. This work analyzes more than fifty paintings, examining the full significance of the window in Matisse's thinking about interior and exterior space. Matisse studied and rearranged his rooms constantly; when he lived in hotels and small apartments his living quarters usually doubled as his studio. In a continuous engagement with these spaces he produced not only singular masterpieces but also developed a theme as rich as the traditional landscape or portrait. |
| General note | Originally published: London : Thames & Hudson. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 184) and index. |
| LCCN | 2010015786 |
| ISBN | 9781580932950 |
| ISBN | 1580932959 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | ND553.M37 B57 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |