Henri Matisse: Rooms with a View: The Interiors of Henri Matisse - Tapa blanda

'To own this book is to instantly possess 89 of Matisse's most delectable works. The quality of the full-page illustrations, with their immaculate reproduction, fine resolution and perfect colour are a joy to study and explore. This book establishes once again the supremacy of fine art book publication over Internet resources ... Professor Blum brings to Matisse a clarity and simplicity of language that perfectly complements the paintings' - Art Quarterly 'This year's greatest bargain' - The Sunday Times

This book brings together for the first time the rich collection of Matisse’s paintings of interiors and windows. The distinguished art historian Shirley Blum analyses more than fifty works, from the early painting Studio Under the Eaves (1901–02) to the great stained glass window at the Chapel of the Rosary in Vence (1947–51). With perceptive text and scores of luscious illustrations, Rooms with a View reveals the key role of the window in Matisse’s oeuvre.

Table of Contents

The Window as an Icon of Modern Art · 1. Experiments with Colour, 1900–08 · 2. Framing a Sensation, 1909–1916 · 3. The Intensity of Light, 1917–1938 · 4. The Exaltation of Life, 1939–1943 · 5. Towards Abstraction, 1944–1951