Matisse the Master

Hilary Spurling

RRP: £25.00

Publisher: HAMISH HAMILTON

Publication Date : 17/03/2005

Hardback

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

This is the second and final volume of the first true biography of Henri Matisse. Hilary Spurling's biography investigates the secret life of Matisse, whose painting shocked and infuriated his contemporaries while paving the way for modern art. Here she looks at his glory years between 1909 and 1954.

Publisher's description:

Presents an exploration of Matisse's world, bringing out the secret life of the artist, whose paintings shocked and infuriated his contemporaries while paving the way for modern art. This second volume tells the story of Matisse's growing artistic maturity and the relationship between his life and art from 1909 to 1954, his glory years.

ISBN: 9780241133392