2005 1st Edition Book, "Matisse, His Art and His Textiles", by Ann Dumas; Jack Flam; Remi Labrusse.

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Offered is a stylish book, "Matisse, His Art and His Textiles", by Ann Dumas; Jack Flam; Remi Labrusse. A lavishly … Read more Offered is a stylish book, "Matisse, His Art and His Textiles", by Ann Dumas; Jack Flam; Remi Labrusse. A lavishly illustrated exploration of the textile works of Henri Matisse, published to coincide with a major international exhibition at the Musée Matisse, Le Cateau-Cambrésis; the Royal Academy of Arts, London; and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. This book considers Matisse's relationship with textiles throughout his career, documenting how the art form and its materials significantly impacted many of his key works. Hardcover, dust jacket, camel cloth boards.

ISBN: 9781903973465
Royal Academy Books, Harry N. Abrams 2005
11”x10”x1”

Charting how the fabrics he painted became the very fabric of his painting, the authors examine the ways in which one of the greatest pioneers in modern art history used what he called his "working library" of textiles to furnish, order, and compose his extraordinary works of art.
Henri Matisse's ancestors had been weavers for generations: textiles, a key to his visual imagination, were in his blood. Although he was to outgrow every other influence, textiles retained their power for him throughout his life. His studio in Nice was a treasure house of exotic Persian carpets, delicate Arab embroideries, richly hued African wall hangings, and any number of colorful cushions, curtains, costumes, patterned screens, and backcloths. See less