" Matisse : Painter as Sculptor " 1st Edition Henri Matisse Lithograph Print Hardcover Modern Art Exhibition Book

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This " Matisse : Painter as Sculptor " rare 2007 first edition Henri Matisse offset lithograph print hardcover Modern Art … more This " Matisse : Painter as Sculptor " rare 2007 first edition Henri Matisse offset lithograph print hardcover Modern Art exhibition book is a very special and unique book to add to your library collection.

The hardcover book with eggshell finish laminated cover boards, black linen outer binding, and silver tone foil embossed spine titles is published by The Baltimore Museum of Art in association with Yale University press, New Haven, Connecticut. Printed in 2007 on the occasion of the exhibition at The Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher Sculpture Center, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and The Baltimore Museum of Art.

Henri Matisse ( 1869 - 1954 ) The French born artists is known for both his sense of color and fluid aesthetic. Matisse is commonly regarded, along with Picasso as one of the most important artists who helped to define and influence radical Contemporary Art of The Twentieth Century. His mastery of the expressive language of color and drawing won him recognition as a leading figure in world Modern Art. Artworks by Matisse are included in the collections of many of the world's most prestigious museums.

Widely known for his vibrant and innovative Modernist paintings and works on paper, Matisse produced a large number of sculptures that were equally groundbreaking. This beautifully illustrated book examines more than forty of Matisse's sculptures and joins them with his paintings, drawings, prints, and collages to investigate the relationship between his two-dimensional and three-dimensional work.

Essays present an overview of his creative invention in sculpture and address his sculptural process. The volume presents the results of exciting new studies on Matisse's methods. A selection of works on paper, paintings, and photographs unveils the evolution of his sculptural ideas. Archival and installation photographs reveal how Matisse originally intended his works to be viewed.

The book also examines the artist's work in the context of late 19th Century and early 20th Century sculpture. Works by Constantin Brancusi, Paul Cezanne, Alberto Giacometti, Jacques Lipschitz, and Auguste Rodin address the important questions of influence, affinity, and the meaning of Modernism in Matisse's sculpture.

The rare out of print 1st edition hardcover exhibition art book measures 10 1/4" W X 12 1/4" H X 1 1/8" D, with 312 pages. It features 296 offset lithograph print illustrations, including 261 in color, with an exhibition checklist, references and bibliography.

It is in excellent " like new " very clean condition with very light signs of handling. Please see photos for condition reference. It is now being offered here for an excellent price. less