Matisse (World of Art)

Informationen zum Autor Sir Lawrence Gowing RA (1918 – 1991) was an English artist, writer, curator and teacher. Initially recognised as a portrait and landscape painter, he quickly rose to prominence as an art educator, writer, and eventually, curator and museum trustee. Klappentext This richly illustrated book draws upon Lawrence Gowing's earlier writings on Matisse, including a study described by Albert Elsen as 'one of the finest, most perceptive and inspired essays' on the subject. Vorwort A richly illustrated survey of Matisse's impact on modern art that also examines his career, techniques, aesthetics and stages of artistic development Zusammenfassung The work of Henri Matisse has been both a profound inspiration to his successors and a source of infinite enjoyment to all who love art. Yet the apparent spontaneity of his colour and ease of imagery were the fruit of a lifetime's arduous labour; the simplicity of his compositions the result of a formidable intelligence. In this richly illustrated study, Lawrence Gowing takes us through Matisse's career, assessing his influence on the art that has followed him and looking closely at Matisse's own achievements. The detailed discussion of individual works reveal the subtlety and complexity of one of the greatest masters of all time.

Product details

• Authors: Gowing, Lawrence Gowing, Sir Lawrence Gowing, Gowing Lawrence
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.11.1979
• EAN: 9780500201701
• ISBN: 978-0-500-20170-1
• No. of pages: 216
• Weight: 410 g
• Series: world of art; World of Art S.; world of art
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; 20th Century, ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), ART / Individual Artists / Monographs, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, History of Art, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950, Individual artists, art monographs, Impressionism, Art & design styles: c 1900 to c 1960, Art & design styles: Impressionism & Post-Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, 20th century art