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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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Simply gorgeous,
This review is from: Matisse in Morocco: The Paintings and Drawings, 1912-1913 (Paperback)
One of the places that most inspired Matisse was Morocco, a country of huge contrasts, vivid colors and dramatic landscapes .I missed the landmark exhibition for which this book served as the catalog, but I purchased it after vacationing in Morocco. Matisse's view of the country emphasizes the colors of Moroccan cities and landscapes -- intense orange-reds and azure bluesz. It is also informed and inspired by Moroccan design, which combines Mediterranean and Islamic elements to beautiful effect.
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Tangier hosts a high point of Fauvism,
By Blue in Washington "Barry Ballow" (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)
This review is from: Matisse in Morocco: The Paintings and Drawings, 1912-1913 (Paperback)
This is a first quality book published by the National Gallery of Art that documents Henri Matisse's visits to Morocco (mostly Tangier) in 1912-13 where the Fauvist phase of his artistic career fully flowered. While the illustrations of his paintings from these visits are breathtakingly beautiful, the documentation and commentary on Matisse's interactions with compatiot painters like Marquet and Camoin are equally impressive. There are a number of letters between Matisse and his colleagues included in the book that explain in detail the former's reaction of the exotic environment and how it served to tickle his muse. This is a wonderful book that serves as both an illustrated chronicle of a great artist's significant formative period as well as a valuable art history document.
The book has 255 well-organized illustrations--50 in color--and includes works by a number of artists who worked in Morocco during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The color plates are of excellent quality.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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information of the radical approach of H.M.,
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This review is from: Matisse in Morocco: The Paintings and Drawings, 1912-1913 (Paperback)
In March 2010 ,the Art Institute of Chicago will have an exhibition on: Matisse/Radical Invention 1913-1917 .Matisse's work of this period is not hedonistic. The color of Morocco is not the most important factor of the work of this period (although the color of the place was inspirational)...it is geometric form.There is a relationship of form to "the Moroccans and the Bathers. Like "La Grand Jatte"(also owned by AIC) H.M. did a great many drawings and sketches as studies for the big canvas, during this period. Many are included in the book as well as an insightful,informed study of his ouevre in ink and graphite. The Art Institute of Chicago maybe the number two art museum in the U.S. but when it comes to early French modernism it is number one.That is because of Seurat and Matisse's two great masterpieces: La Grand Jatte and the Bathers.This book will climb in price and become more important in the Spring of 2010 because of the re-evaluation of Matisse from 1913-1917.The color reproductions here are very good ,but only ancillary to the important information on Matisse in this book.I visited the Matisse /radical Invention, yesterday 03/23/10. This book if you can obtain one will take the place of the catalogue for the show of the same name, it is a very fine show!! There are many prints and drawings as well as the paintings among the best Matisses in the U.S.I would have loved to see the" Red Studio" and" Moroccan Cafe" Moroccan Cafe is in this book and is a work that is well worth studying.3/24/10
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