Matisse by Selz, Jean - 1990

Matisse by Jean Selz
published by Crown Publishers, June 1990
ISBN-10: 0517037238
ISBN-13: 9780517037232
Hardcover
8.35 x 11 inches

The diversity and intensity of the French master's works are revealed through photographs and text
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Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter. Matisse is commonly regarded, along with Pablo Picasso, as one of the artists who best helped to define the revolutionary developments in the visual arts throughout the opening decades of the twentieth century, responsible for significant developments in painting and sculpture.

The intense colourism of the works he painted between 1900 and 1905 brought him notoriety as one of the Fauves (French for "wild beasts"). Many of his finest works were created in the decade or so after 1906, when he… Read More

New York: Crown, 1990. not stated . hard. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included. ISBN: 0-517-03723-8. Trans. by A.P.H. Hamilton. Intro to Henri Matisse1889-1954. Tiny pencilled note half-title pg b/w & color repros. near fine, nf dj, oversized beige bds. Tight, solid 96 pgs

Crown, 1988-12-12. Hardcover. Good.

Crown, 1988. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. White cloth-effect boards, lettered in red. As issued. Color illus. dust jacket as issued, now in mylar. 1st ptg. 96 pp., illus. in color. Accompanied by pamplets in English and in French from 1992 Matisse retrospective at MOMA and related news articles and clippings..

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1990. Copyright 1950 . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to or 4° (Quarto): over 9¾" x 12" tall. 96 pp. Over-sized and/or over weight book; extra postage required. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur an additional shipping charge. Nearly flawless copy and dust jacket with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Slightly skewed spine.

Crown, 1988-12-12. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!