| Description |
212 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) portraits ; 28 cm |
| Note |
Originally published on the occasion of the exhibition: Matisse, his art and his textiles : the fabric of dreams, at the Royal Academy of Arts, 5 March-30 May 2005, and other venues. |
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Catalogue essays / Hilary Spurling et al. |
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Exhibition curators / Ann Dumas et al. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Material world : Matisse, his art and his textiles / Hilary Spurling -- Matisse and the metaphysics of decoration / Jack Flam -- 'What remains belongs to God' : Henri Matisse, Alois Riegl, and the arts of Islam / Rémi Labrusse -- Chasubles : 'the purest and most radiant works ever created by Matisse' / Dominique Szymusiak -- Catalogue plates / with section introductions by Ann Dumas and Dominique Szymusiak -- Beginnings in Bohain ; A balance of forces ; A decorative art ; The colour of ideas : chasubles and African fabrics -- Catalogue entries / Kathleen Brunner, Ann Dumas and Dominique Szymusiak -- A key to the textiles -- Chronology / Hilary Spurling. |
| Subject |
Matisse, Henri, 1869-1954 -- Exhibitions.
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Matisse, Henri, 1869-1954 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Matisse, Henri, 1869-1954 -- Themes, motives.
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Textile fabrics in art.
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Textile fabrics -- Private collections -- Exhibitions.
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| Added Author |
Spurling, Hilary.
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Dumas, Ann.
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| ISBN |
1903973465 cased |
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1903973473 paperback |
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