HENRI MATISSE (TATE ARTISTS SERIES) (PB)

Henri Matisse (1869-1954) was a leading figure in early twentieth-century modern art and one of the most significant colourists of all time. In a prolific career that spanned over half a century, he created a large and diverse body of work, encompassing drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics and the decorative arts. This concise introduction to his career covers his informal training in Paris, his early study of the Impressionists, the pivotal point of his first fauvist painting, and the revolutionary technique with paper cutouts he developed when confined to bed by illness.