Matisse

The Books

Louise Rogers Lalaurie (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

320 Seiten

2020
University of Chicago Press (Verlag)
978-0-226-75054-5 (ISBN)

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The livre d’artiste, or “artist’s book,” is among the most prized in rare book collections. Henri Matisse (1869–1954) was one of the greatest artists to work in this genre, and he created his most important during a period of intense personal and physical suffering. Brimming with powerful themes and imagery, these works are crucial to understanding Matisse’s oeuvre.

With deftness and sensitivity, Louise Rogers Lalaurie reintroduces us to Matisse by considering how in each volume, Matisse constructed an intriguing dialogue between word and image. Examining this page-by-page interplay, translating key sequences, and discussing the books’ distinct themes and production histories, Lalaurie offers the thoughtful analysis these works deserve. Together Matisse’s artist books reveal his deep engagement with questions of beauty and truth; his faith; his perspectives on aging, loss, and inspiration; and his relationship to his critics, the French art establishment, and the women in his life. In addition, Lalaurie illuminates Matisse’s often misunderstood political affinities—though Matisse was vilified in his time for choosing to live in the collaborationist Vichy zone, his wartime books reveal a body of work that stands as a deeply personal statement of resistance.

Lavishly illustrated, Matisse: The Books showcases a rich group of underappreciated works and brings unprecedented clarity to a controversial period in the artist’s life.

Louise Rogers Lalaurie is a writer and translator based between the Seine Valley, near Paris, and the UK. Her published translations include more than thirty nonfiction titles covering the fine and decorative arts. She translates for leading art institutions including the Louvre, the Centre Pompidou Paris and Metz, and L'Institut national d'histoire de l'art.

Preface

Introduction

Selection & Chronology

Chapter One POÉSIES DE STÉPHANE MALLARMÉ 1930–1932

Chapter Two DESSINS, THÈMES ET VARIATIONS, 1941–43

Chapter Three FLORILÈGE DES AMOURS DE RONSARD 1941–1948

Chapter Four POÈMES DE CHARLES D’ORLÉANS 1942–1950

Chapter Five PASIPHAÉ & CHANT DE MINOS 1937–1944

Chapter Six LES FLEURS DU MAL 1939–1947

Chapter Seven LETTRES PORTUGAISES 1945–1946

Chapter Eight JAZZ 1941–1947

Conclusion

Notes

Further Reading

List of Illustrations

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	20.10.2020
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations, unspecified
Sprache	englisch
Maße	269 x 320 mm
Gewicht	2336 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-226-75054-X / 022675054X
ISBN-13	978-0-226-75054-5 / 9780226750545
Zustand	Neuware