#Paris In July Henri Matisse
- Author: S. Blum
- Title: Henri Matisse: Rooms with a view
- Published: 2010
- #ParisInJuly
Quick Scan:
- Matisse studied and rearranged his rooms constantly.
- When he lived in hotels and small apartments his living quarters
- usually doubled as his studio.
- In a continuous engagement with these spaces he produced
- not only singular masterpieces but also developed a
- theme as rich as the traditional landscape or portrait.
- In each new phase of his art and with every change of residence.
- Matisse reinvented the theme of the window.
Conclusion:
- This books weighs 3,5 pounds…a real ‘coffee table book’.
- But it is so worth your effort to carry it home from the library!
- 5 chapters with so many beautiful images and illuminating
- information about Matisse’s paintings
- Shirley Neilsen Blum (1932) is an
- American art historian, professor and author.
- She taught me that Matisse loved goldfish in bowls,
- that there is so much beauty in a window with curtains and awnings….
- and showed me Matisse’s magnificent design (pg 172-179)
- of a Catholic chapel in Vence France.
- I’ve been to the Vatican in Rome, to St. Patrick’s in NYC,
- ….visited the Notre Dame in Paris….but I would love to
- visit the South of France and bask in the artistic wonder
- that is “The Chapel of the Rosary” (see Google) by Henri Matisse!
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I love Matisse! The colours and the energy are intoxicating. I am putting this book on my requested list for my library. Thanks Nancy!
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Glad to share this book with you!
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I have a Matisse print in my study, reminding me of a european holiday, and the simplicity of of space. Its become a feature of my zoom meetings in the past year.
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Matisse is one of my favorites as well!
Although…when you read this book you discover Matisse
was not always the perfect husband/father.
Mistress was the boss…and she is in a few of the paintings!
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Love the painting on the cover of this book!
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From 1917 until his death, in 1954, Matisse gave us the unrushed rhythms of sea, air, fabrics, food ….and windows. Thanks for you comment!
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Great way of sharing the book. Sounds wonderful.
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