A biography of the artist discusses his tumultuous emotional life, the era in which he lived, the politics of the art world, the acceptance and rejection of his artistic vision, and other issues. 12,500 first printing.
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Henri Matisse frequently experienced panic when he painted; he perspired, trembled, even wept. The artist who strived to express serenity and joy spoke often of being driven by "inner conflict." Totally focused on his art, he turned his vivacious wife Amelie Parayre into a strict disciplinarian who ordered their three children to be quiet at meals so as not to agitate their father. In this marvelous biography, Herrera digs beneath the reserved persona to reveal a very human Matisse, a supreme egotist full of child-like empathy with nature who never abandoned his radical quest for beauty. Aided by scores of reproductions, including 28 in color, Herrera, biographer of Frida Kahlo, plumbs Matisse's "peculiar emotional aloofness," his way of masking feelings by projecting them onto colors, shapes and textures, giving his seemingly open and direct paintings their enduring mystery. Photos.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Matisse was confined by neither the academy nor the dogma of Neo-Impressionism but was instead rooted in his senses and in the sensuality of paint that is so much the focus of his art. Herrera ( Frida Kahlo: The Paintings , LJ 5/15/92; Mary Frank , Abrams, 1990) tells the story of the much-admired genius in this illustrated critical biography. The author demonstrates Matisse's progression from Fauvism to individual expression, illuminating some significant paintings along the way. She also explores the role of the artist's family in various creations: portraying the relationship with a doubtful but supporting father; examining Matisse's use of his wife and children as art models; and describing some pretty tortured times in France during both world wars. Herrera acknowledges more extensive books by Jack Flam, Lawrence Gowing, Nicholas Watkins, and John Russell, among others, in a bibliographic note; although she is breaking no new ground, comprehensive collections will want this book as a well-chosen window from which to observe the artist.
- Ellen Bates, New York
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Ellen Bates, New York
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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