{"product_id":"9781911595137-matisse","title":"Matisse","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 50 works\u003cbr\u003eThis enthralling and comprehensive new book on Henri Matisse is an eye-opener for all students and art lovers interested in early twentieth-century art. Taking 50 of Matisse's most iconic works of art, John Cauman provides an accessible narrative about the man and his work, deciphering the themes, methods and intentions of this truly great artist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis enthralling and comprehensive new book on Henri Matisse is an eye-opener for all students and art lovers interested in early twentieth-century art. Taking fifty of Matisse's most iconic works of art, John Cauman provides an accessible narrative about the man and his work, deciphering the themes, methods and intentions of this truly great artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChronologically spanning from the late nineteenth century to the mid 1950s, each painting, drawing and mural is described and analysed in beautiful detail, within the context of the period, so that the reader can really understand what the artist was hoping to achieve with each work. The paintings are prefaced by an informative introduction that presents the milieu and key characters that featured in Matisse's life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong his most famous works, this book includes \u003cem\u003eLuxe, calme et volupté \u003c\/em\u003e(1904), \u003cem\u003eLe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eBonheur de vivre (The Joy of Life) \u003c\/em\u003e(1905–6), \u003cem\u003eSelf-Portrait in a Striped Shirt \u003c\/em\u003e(1906), \u003cem\u003eBlue Nude (Memory of Biskra) \u003c\/em\u003e(1907), \u003cem\u003eBathers by a River\u003c\/em\u003e (1909-17), \u003cem\u003eHarmony in Red\u003c\/em\u003e (1908), \u003cem\u003eDance I\u003c\/em\u003e (1909), \u003cem\u003eEntrance to the Casbah\u003c\/em\u003e (1912-13),  \u003cem\u003ePianist and Checker Players\u003c\/em\u003e (1924), \u003cem\u003eStill Life with a Magnolia\u003c\/em\u003e (1941), \u003cem\u003eMemory of Oceania\u003c\/em\u003e (1951–2) and \u003cem\u003eThe Snail\u003c\/em\u003e (1953).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57535923782006,"sku":"9781911595137","price":22.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_7097622_jpg.jpg?v=1774283469","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781911595137-matisse","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}