Henri Matisse: A Second Life

by Alastair Sooke

Book Overview

Henri Matisse by Alastair Sooke - an essential guide to one of the 20th century's greatest artists

'One January morning in 1941, only a fortnight or so after his seventy-first birthday, the bearded and bespectacled French artist Henri Matisse was lying in a hospital bed preparing to die.'

Diagnosed with cancer, the acclaimed painter, and rival of Picasso, seemed to be facing his demise. Then something unexpected happened. After...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0241969085
• ISBN13: 9780241969083
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.5" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher