Description
A clear-eyed portrait of Henri Matisse, this biography traces the artist’s rise from a seed-merchant’s son to a figure who reshaped modern art. Written in Hilary Spurling’s straightforward, compelling prose, it follows the creative life behind the legend—illuminating the pressures, doubts, and relentless striving that accompanied his work. Spurling also addresses how mythmaking has shadowed Matisse, separating enduring fascination from baseless stories about his private life. At its heart, the book explores themes of artistic transformation, resilience amid the upheavals of the twentieth century, and the complex relationship between beauty, invention, and the world’s violence and disruption.
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hardcover
Hamish Hamilton Ltd
Published Mar 17, 2005
544 pages
ISBN: 9780241133392
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First Published
2005
Language
eng
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