Matisse: From Color to Architecture [Hardcover]

Rene Percheron (Author), Christian Brouder (Author)

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Publication Date: November 23, 2004

Traces the development of Matisse's art throughout the course of his sixty-year career, bringing together in a single volume both famous works and lesser-known pieces from the archives of his estate, in a study complemented by firsthand accounts by numerous participants in his Chapel of the Rosary and Le Cateau-Cambr sis projects. 10,000 first prin

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About the Author

The late René Percheron was head of the museum of national antique art in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, and a lecturer on the history of art and photography. Christian Brouder is a researcher at CNRS, the national organization for scientific research in Paris.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams (November 23, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810955822
• ISBN-13: 978-0810955820
• Product Dimensions: 13.2 x 10.2 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,195,640 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #12 in Books > Arts & Photography > Schools, Periods & Styles > Fauvism

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Offering an intimate portrait of the artist in work and life, January 4, 2005

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This review is from: Matisse: From Color to Architecture (Hardcover)

Primarily known for his luminous color paintings, the French artist Henri Matisse was also involved in designing stunningly beautiful stained glass windows and even ventured into the realm of architecture as well. Matisse: From Color To Architecture is a seminal work by Rene Percheron and Christian Brouder and the first to focus on these lesser known endeavors by one of France's most renowned painters. Offering an intimate portrait of the artist in work and life with a focus upon Matisse's work in his final years on the Chapel of the Rosary in Vence and the nursery school in his hometown of Le Cateayu-Cambresis (both of these buildings are located in the south of France), this 384 page compendium is enhanced with 396 illustrations (247 of which are in full color) and includes beautiful reproductions of Matisse's most famous paintings drawn from the collections of Centre Georges Pompidou, the Hermitage Museum, the Barnes Foundation, and the National Gallery of Art. These works are paired with documents and photographs culled from the archives of the Matisse estate. Included are first-hand accounts from the participants in the Vence and Le Cateau projects. Matisse: From Color To Architecture is an original and recommended contribution to personal, professional, academic, and community library Art History and Architectural Studies collections.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very satisfying book, May 5, 2009

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This review is from: Matisse: From Color to Architecture (Hardcover)

Great photography that puts you inside from many great angles and outside from all around that beautiful space for worship. The description is also interesting, though sometimes too detailed about the process and the back and forth between the interested parties. The photos of HM's process of setting up his hotel rooms as a studio are fascinating, iconic. Also so many photos of details like the priest's vestments he designed, the experimental drawings he did leading up to the final forms and the summary of his early work as it lead into the later glass and architectural work: so well presented, so many large photos...