Metropolitan Museum of Art New York | ISBN:0300184972 | File Type: PDF, 272 pages | File size: 42.Mb | Sep. 25th, 2012
General Art Collections: In Search of True Painting More than most artists Henri Matisse conducted an ongoing dialogue with his earlier works continually questioning himself and his methods in order to as he put it push further and deeper into true painting In a fresh approach to this giant of 20th century art Matisse In Search of True ainting examines sixty works and more than five decades in a series of concise chapters by prominent Matisse scholars from the United States and Europe each focusing on a particar aspect of his artistic development From early pairs such as Young Sailor I and II 1906 and Le Luxe I and II 1907 8 through five Interiors at Nice 1917 21 to scenes from the studio in Vence 1946 48 the book shows Matisse responding to earlier styles and artists and developing his own often radical answers to such problems as how to portray light handle paint select colors and manipate perspective The volume also discusses findings from new technical studies carried out on the early paired works that shed more light on Matisse s complex and deeply felt evolution Both an intimate glimpse into the artistic process and a significant addition to the literature on modern art Matisse In Search of True ainting traces the path by which Matisse becomes himself
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