| Description |
368 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 34 cm |
| Note |
"Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same title co-organized by the Art Institute of Chicago and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Exhibition dates: Art Institute of Chicago, March 20, 2010-June 20, 2010; Museum of Modern Art, July 18, 2010-October 11, 2010"--T.p. verso. |
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At foot of title: Art Institute of Chicago ; Museum of Modern Art ; Yale University Press, New Haven and London. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 356-361) and index. |
| Contents |
Matisse, 1913-1917, and the methods of modern construction -- Defining a new art. Chronology 1907-1913. Modernism and tradition ; Opportunity and invention ; Construction by means of color -- Changing direction. Chronology 1913-1914 ; A painful effort ; New ambitions -- Art as experiment. Chronology 1914-1917 ; Interruptions and returns ; The challenge of painting ; Charting a new course -- Coda : the experiment remembered. |
| Summary |
Examines the working method, experimental techniques, and compositional choices Matisse used in works created between 1913 and 1917. |
| Subject |
Matisse, Henri, 1869-1954 -- Exhibitions.
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Matisse, Henri, 1869-1954 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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| Added Author |
D'Alessandro, Stephanie.
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Elderfield, John.
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Art Institute of Chicago.
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Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
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| ISBN |
9780300155273 hardback |
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0300155271 hardback |
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9780865592377 paper |
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0865592373 paper |
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