Matisse Portraits
Author | : John Klein |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2001-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780300081008 |
ISBN-13 | : 0300081006 |
Rating | : 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Download or read book Matisse Portraits written by John Klein and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of Henri Matisse's activity as a maker of portraits and self-portraits. The author considers the transaction that produces a portrait - a transaction between the artist and the sitter that is social as much as artistic - and investigates the social contexts of Matisse's sitters.