Matisse : in search of true painting

edited by Dorthe Aagesen and Rebecca Rabinow
Langue

Anglais

Éditeurs

New York - Metropolitan Museum of Art - 2012

Metropolitan museum of art

Description

1 vol. (XII-260 p.) - ill., portraits - 28 cm

Notes

Bibliogr. p. 224-238. Index

Exhibition, Centre Pompidou, Musee National d'Art Moderne, Paris, Mar. 7-June 18, 2012, Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, July 14-Oct. 28, 2012, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Dec. 4, 2012-Mar. 17, 2013.

0_FS_Oeuvres en raport : Henri Matisse, Thèmes et variations, série B, 1-7, 1941, Inv. 43.9.1-7, Montpellier, musée Fabre. Repr. cat. 57 p. 166-167

Sujets

Matisse, Henri ( 1869-1954 ) - Catalogue, Exposition

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954). Thèmes et variations. Thème B : Variations 1-7

Résumé

"Throughout his long career, Henri Matisse (1869-1954) continually expanded the boundaries of his art. By repeating images in pairs, trios, and series, he conducted an ongoing dialogue with his earlier works in order to, as he put it, "push further and deeper into true painting." In this fresh approach to a much-studied artist, prominent scholars from the United States and Europe examine more than sixty works in concise chapters that focus on this aspect of Matisse's working process. From early pairs such as Young Sailor I and II (1906) and Le Lexe I and II (1907-8) through a series of late studio scenes from Vence (1946-48). Matisse is shown revisiting a given theme with the aim of devising innovative, often radical, solutions to such problems as how to portray light, handle paint, select colors, and manipulate perspective. New technical studies of the early paired works and photographs documenting the evolution of his later paintings help to elucidate Matisse's complex evolution. In numerous excerpts from letter sand interviews, he is revealed as an artist who regularly questioned himself and his methods, a man of powerful intellect who regarded each new painting as an adventure. A significant addition to art historical literature, Matisse: In Search of True Painting is a revelatory study of a seminal figure in 20th-century modernism."--P. [4] of cover

Type de document

Livre

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