Matisse: A Retrospective

This excellent book traces Henri Matiste's Life and work from his student years, through his various stylistic periods, to his death. Containing over 100 beautiful colorplates, this hugh monograph includes several interviews with the artist conducted during his active years and are siginifcant because they are published for the very first time in english. There are several critiques of the artist's works, and many from Guillaume Apollinaire which are rather interesting. Matiste scholar and Brooklyn College Professor Jack Flam has truly selected the very best and the strongest of Henri Matiste's works, making this an exceptional book on this great modern artist.