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Title: Matisse by Pierre Schneider ISBN: 0-8478-0546-8 Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications Pub. Date: 01 November, 1984 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $100.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Nicely written but not exactly what I wanted
Comment: This book is a nice overview of the work and life of Matisse. There are many beautiful and brilliantly described colorplates. It is a complete overview of his work. It also makes a beautiful coffee table piece that may inspire conversation.
I reasoned that because the author choose to feature a later piece by Matisse on the cover the book might emphasize his later work. But when I got the book his later work was only briefly talked about and only 2 of the colorplates were after 1940s.
Overall it is a nice book to get a sense of Matisse, his work and his life.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Bible On Matisse
Comment: I noticed that this is coming back into print in November 2002, so I figured I'd write this review. If you are a fan of Matisse, you should snap up this book. It is an awesome achievement by Mr. Schneider. There is a tremendous amount of biographical data here, as well as a wealth of reproductions- both color and black and white. One caveat, though. This is definitely not for the casual reader! There is a lot of detailed analysis of the paintings included- such things as Matisse's theories on the use of color and shape; the tremendous amount of work and thought that went into each work in order to create color harmony and a balance of all the pictorial elements, etc. Mr. Schneider respects the reader, so some of this stuff can be a real challenge! But I found it very worthwhile! Matisse's paintings are deceptive, at least to the layperson. They seem soothing and simple. Well, I can promise you that after reading this wonderful book you may still find the paintings soothing, but when you realize what went into the process of creating them you will never again think of them as being simple! This is one of those rare books that opens your eyes and makes you look at something in a completely new way.Reviewer Note: Please be aware that the book I am reviewing is the over 700 page book written by Pierre Schneider, NOT the much shorter book written by Mr. Jacobus and only translated by Mr. Schneider!
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Title: The Ultimate Picasso by Brigitte Leal, Christine Piot, Marie-Laure Bernadac, Jean Leymarie ISBN: 0810939401 Publisher: Harry N Abrams Pub. Date: 01 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $95.00 |
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Title: Picasso : Style and Meaning by Elizabeth Cowling ISBN: 0714842931 Publisher: Phaidon Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: Matisse Picasso by Henri Matisse, Isabelle Monod-Fontaine, John Golding, John Elderfield, Anne Baldassari, Pablo Picasso, Kirk Varnedoe, Elizabeth Cowling ISBN: 0870700081 Publisher: Museum of Modern Art, New York Pub. Date: 15 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $60.00 |
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Title: Masters of Art: Velazquez (Masters of Art) by Maurice Serullaz ISBN: 0810917297 Publisher: Harry N Abrams Pub. Date: 01 April, 1987 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Masters of Art: Rembrandt (Masters of Art (Hardcover)) by Bob Haak, Ludwig Munz ISBN: 0810915944 Publisher: Harry N Abrams Pub. Date: 30 September, 1984 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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