Matisse Painter as Scultpor

Item Number: 340
Time Left: CLOSED
Description
Generously doanted by Michelle Lewis, Glenview Elementary's "Most Outstanding" Art Teacher.
Yale University Press, 2007. Hardbound. White illustrated boards and black cloth spine. 295 pages, profusely illustrated in color and few black & white.
Generally known for his innovative modernist paintings and works on paper, Matisse also produced a large number of sculptures that were equally groundbreaking. This illustrated book studies more than forty of his sculptures and compares them to his paintings, drawings, prints, and collages to investigate the relationship between his two-dimensional and three-dimensional work. Published to accompant a travelling exhibition. A delight and a pleasure to read.