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Matisse: The Life
Hardback
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Description for Matisse: The Life
Paperback. Henri Matisse was one of the most important and beloved artists of the twentieth century, rivalled only by his friend - and competitor - Pablo Picasso. This title reveals the origins of Matisse's astonishing talent and provides an insight into his life and work. Num Pages: 592 pages, 3 x 24pp. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 430.
'Inspired, innovative, remarkable' Independent
'Spurling has done better than anyone else at uncovering intimate information about Matisse' Guardian
The abridged, one-volume edition of Hilary Spurling's critically acclaimed biography of Henri Matisse, one of the greatest artistic geniuses of the twentieth century
Henri Matisse was one of the most important and beloved artists of the twentieth century, rivalled only by his friend and competitor Pablo Picasso. Hilary Spurling's The Unknown Matisse and Matisse the Master were together heralded as the definitive biography of the artist, and Matisse the Master went on to win the Whitbread Book of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
608
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141030784
SKU
V9780141030784
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Ref
99-98
About Hardback
Hilary Spurling is the author of numerous biographies, including Ivy When Young: The Early Life of Ivy Compton-Burnett 1884-1919; Paul Scott: A Life; a two-volume biography of Matisse, The Unknown Matisse and Matisse the Master (also published in the abridged single-volume Matisse: The Life); and Burying the Bones. She won the Rose Mary Crawshay Prize and the Duff Cooper Prize ... Read more
Reviews for Matisse: The Life
Spurling at her brilliant best as passionate scholar, traveller and storyteller . . . Lavishly illustrated and lovingly well written'
Daily Telegraph on 'The Unknown Matisse'
An outstanding biography, as full of insights into the pictures as it is revealing about the man
The Times on 'Matisse the Master'
Destined to remain the standard biography for ... Read more
Daily Telegraph on 'The Unknown Matisse'
An outstanding biography, as full of insights into the pictures as it is revealing about the man
The Times on 'Matisse the Master'
Destined to remain the standard biography for ... Read more