Graphic Passion: Matisse and the Book Arts

by John Bidwell

The great painter Henri Matisse was also a great book illustrator. A pioneering member of the Fauves, a supreme colorist, a remarkable draftsman, and a creative genius: this is the Matisse known and admired by everyone with even a passing interest in modern art. But few know Matisse as an artist who designed and illustrated his own books. From 1912 until his death in 1954, he engaged in nearly fifty illustration projects, many of which rank among...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271071117
• ISBN13: 9780271071114
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 3.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.4" x 11.2"