Matisse: World of Art

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A richly illustrated survey of Matisse’s impact on modern art that also examines his career, techniques, aesthetics, and stages of artistic development. The work of Henri Matisse has been both a profound inspiration to his successors and a source of infinite enjoyment to all who love art. Yet the apparent spontaneity of his color and ease of imagery were the fruit of a lifetime’s arduous labor; the simplicity of his compositions the result of a formidable intelligence. In this updated edition of Lawrence…