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[[File:Capa robert 3329 1992.jpg|thumb|258px|''Henri Matisse in bed working, his black cat at his feet'', Nice, August 1949. Photographed by [[Robert Capa]].]]
 
[[File:Capa robert 3329 1992.jpg|thumb|258px|''Henri Matisse in bed working, his black cat at his feet'', Nice, August 1949. Photographed by [[Robert Capa]].]]
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'''Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse''' (31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French artist, known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter.
  
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==Books==
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; essays
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* ''Notes of a Painter'', 1908.
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* ''Painter's Notes on Drawing'', 1930.
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* ''Jazz'', 1947.
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* ''Matisse on Art'', collected by Jack D. Flam, 1973.
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* ''Chatting with Henri Matisse: The Lost 1941 Interview'', Getty Publications 2013.
  
 
==Literature==
 
==Literature==
* Alicia Legg, ''The Sculpture of Matisse'', New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1972.
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* Alicia Legg, [[Media:Legg_Alicia_Legg_The_sculpture_of_Matisse_1972.pdf|''The Sculpture of Matisse'']], New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1972.

Revision as of 07:42, 21 November 2014

Henri Matisse in bed working, his black cat at his feet, Nice, August 1949. Photographed by Robert Capa.

Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse (31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French artist, known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter.

Books

essays
  • Notes of a Painter, 1908.
  • Painter's Notes on Drawing, 1930.
  • Jazz, 1947.
  • Matisse on Art, collected by Jack D. Flam, 1973.
  • Chatting with Henri Matisse: The Lost 1941 Interview, Getty Publications 2013.

Literature