{"product_id":"matisse-in-50-works-9781911595137","title":"Matisse: In 50 Works","description":"\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking 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\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10151647\"\u003eJohn Cauman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pavilion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 11.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781911595137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 191159513X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-ART\"\u003eArt\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-ART016030\"\u003eIndividual Artists | Monographs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-ART\"\u003eArt\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-ART015100\"\u003eHistory | Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-ART\"\u003eArt\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-ART015030\"\u003eEuropean\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Cauman is an independent curator and writer on late 19th-century and early 20th-century art. He has contributed to various publications including \u003cem\u003eInheriting Cubism \u003c\/em\u003eand co-curated the exhibition 'Matisse and American Art', which is showing at the Montclair Art Museum in New Jersey until June 2018. He studied at Columbia and Bennington before receiving his PhD from City University of New York with a dissertation on Matisse and America: 1905-1933.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pavilion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48886184083743,"sku":"191159513X","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/6953\/0143\/files\/img_a5115d02-efa0-4459-bba7-8d67d0872c91.jpg?v=1719768738","url":"https:\/\/www.mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/matisse-in-50-works-9781911595137","provider":"MOCorrectionsbookstore.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}