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icholde
watkins
matisse
nicholas
watkins
223
illustrations,
97
in
colour
Henri
Matisse
(1869-1954)
is
probably
the
out-
standing
painter
of
the
twentieth
century
and
one
of
the
greatest
of
all
colourists.
In
this
lively
and
informed
account
of
his
art,
Matisse's
long
career
is
traced
from
the
Fauve
paintings
of
the
1905
Salon
d'Automne
and
the
grand
decorations
for
the
Russian
merchant
Sergei
Shchukin,
through
the
intimate
'symphonic
interiors',
the
exotic
Moroccan
triptych,
and
the
modern
methods
of
The
Moroccans
and
Bathers
by a
River,
to
the
vision
of
leisure
in
Nice,
the
triumphant
Barnes
murals,
and
the
final
flowering
of
the
paper
cut-outs,
culminating
in
his
masterpiece,
the
Vence
Chapel.
The
result
is
a
substantial
introduction
for
the
reader
who
wants
the
latest
findings
on
Maiisse
presented
in
an
accessible
form.
Taking
as
his
major
theme
the
function
and
in
Matisse's
art,
meaning
of
colour
illustrations,
Nicholas
Watkins
describes
the
full
range
of
paintings,
sculpture,
book
paper
cut-outs
with
visual
sensitivity,
an
acute
awareness
of
technique,
and,
above
all,
a
warmth
of
style.
He
is
at
his
most
eloquent
and
perceptive
when
he
pauses
to
examine
particular
masterpieces
in
all
their
complexity
The
Dinner
Table,
Le
Bonheur
de
vivre,
and
Luxe,
calme
and
—
et
volupte,
among
many
others
—
thereby
bringing
the
reader
towards
a
real
understanding
of
Matisse's
artistic
achievements.
Furthermore,
drawing
back
Watkins
also
charts
Matisse's
response
to
contemporary
artistic,
political,
and
social
events,
such
as
Cubism,
the
two
World
Wars,
and
the
development
of
leisure
in
French
society.
By
this
means,
he
is
able
to
reconstruct
the
circumstances
in
which
many
of
the
key
works
came
into
being
and
to
from
this
close
analysis,
achievements
against
the
wider
artistic
and
historical
background.
The
illustrations,
including
nearly
100
in
colour,
have
been
selected
to
show
the
full
visual
repertoire
of
Matisse's
oeuvre,
while
maintaining
a
balance
between
key
works,
familiar
masterpieces,
and
rarely
published
paintings.
There
are
also
numerous
back-
up
illustrations
of
works
by
influential
predecessors
assess
Matisse's
and
contemporaries.
is
Senior
Lecturer
in
the History
of
Coventry
(Lanchester)
Polytechnic.
He
has
written
on
Matisse
in
the
Phaidon
Colour
Plate
series,
and
is
a
regular
contributor
to
the
Burlington
Nicholas
Watkins
at
Art
Magazine
and
other
leading
art
journals.
I
ACKF.T
ILLUSTRATION
from
The
Dram
(Plate
170).
Paris,
Musee
National
d'Art
Moderne,
Centre
Georges
Pompidou
i)etail
Oxiord
University
Press
BOSTOM
PUBLIC
LIBRARY
MATISSE

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