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Title: The Cut-Outs of Henri Matisse by Henri, Matisse, John Elderfield ISBN: 0-8076-0886-6 Publisher: George Braziller Pub. Date: November, 1978 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Beauty of Simplicity
Comment: This relatively modest book is nevertheless the single best work to have appeared on Matisse's great cut-outs (with the exception of a 1977 National Gallery of Art catalogue), which he made from 1947-1954. John Elderfield's essay discusses the genesis of the cut-outs, and places them in the context of 20th century art in an elegant manner which is refreshingly free of art-historical jargon. Elderfield's essay is followed by a section of color plates which, for the most part, are superbly designed and arranged. Matisse's delicious eye-candy is allowed to speak for itself. The reader is continually dazzled by the purity of color and simplicity of form, and the chronological arrangement of the plates seems to re-create the genesis of the works as they evolved in the artist's mind. However, the single problem I have with this otherwise nearly perfect book is that a number of the plates are far too small, particularly the illustration of the "Large Decoration With ! Masks," which reduces a 30-foot cut-out to the size of a postage stamp, neatly destroying any ability to imagine the beauty of the original work. Also, the color reproduction could be better - the plates, except in one particular print run I have come across, have an odd, bleached or washed-out look that lessens the impact of Matisse's colors. Nevertheless, I still recommend the book for its excellent design and writing. It is a marvelous introduction to the aesthetics behind some of the most simple yet beautiful works of 20th century art.
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Title: Henri Matisse: Cut-Outs Album by Henri Matisse, Gilles Neret ISBN: 3822886580 Publisher: TASCHEN America Llc Pub. Date: July, 1999 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
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Title: Henri Matisse: Jazz by Henri Matisse ISBN: 379132392X Publisher: Prestel USA Pub. Date: May, 2001 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Henri Matisse: Drawing With Scissors by Jane O'Connor, Jessie Hartland ISBN: 044842519X Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Jazz by Henri Matisse, Riva Castleman, Sophie Hawkes ISBN: 080761291X Publisher: George Braziller Pub. Date: August, 1992 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Matisse on Art (Documents of Twentieth-Century Art) by Henri Matisse, Jack Flam ISBN: 0520200322 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: July, 1995 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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