Mon petit Matisse

My Little Matisse

JA106019
French version

A colorful little monograph.

In the wake of her "Autour des musées" collection, Marie Sellier presents Mon petit Matisse, a series of monographs on painters aimed at a young audience.

In twenty works, she traces the career of the painter (1869 - 1954).

Throughout his life, he traveled...
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Characteristics

Number of pages
48
Dimensions
22 x 22 cm
Art movements
20th century, French paintings
Number of illustrations
20
Artist
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Reference
JA106019
EAN
9782711860197
Publication date
mars 2012
Diffusor
EDITIONS FLAMMARION
Distributor
EDITIONS FLAMMARION
Conservation museum
Paris - Réunion des musées nationaux- Grand Palais

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Henri Matisse (1869-1954)

A major artist of the 20th century, his influence on the art of the second half of the century is considerable through the use of simplification, stylisation, synthesis and colour as the sole subject of painting, both for the many figurative and abstract painters who will claim to be his and his discoveries. He was the leader of fauvism. From Pablo Picasso, who was his friend and considered him his great rival, to Andy Warhol who "wanted to be Matisse", all 20th century painters were confronted with Matisse's fame and genius.