Synopsis
Examines Matisse's impact on modern art as well as examining his career, techniques, aesthetics, and stages of artistic development
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About the Author
Lawrence Gowing (1918-1991), art historian, teacher, and painter, was the author of "Cezanne: The Early Years", and curator of the landmark exhibition mounted in Paris in 1988. His last books were "Cezanne: The Basel Sketchbooks" (1988) and "Paintings in the Louvre" (1994).
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This richly illustrated book draws upon Lawrence Gowing's earlier writings on Matisse, including a study described by Albert Elsen as 'one of the finest, most perceptive and inspired essays' on the subject.
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Oxford University Press, New York and Toronto, 1979
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