Henri Matisse

by Jude Welton

Uncovering the life and times of some of the most important and influential artists of the modern world, each title in this series focuses on one artist, exploring their life and work in the context of world events. This book focuses on Henri Matisse.

Genres: Art

Paperback

First published September 15, 2001

About the author

Jude Welton has a 10-year-old son with Asperger's Syndrome. Originally trained as a child psychologist specializing in autism, she is a freelance writer, writing mainly on the arts. She recently started writing about and for children with AS.

Reviews

[Debra · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is a great deal of information in the 42 pages in this book. the information is placed in short informational groupings similar to the way a newspaper would be formatted with headlines, photos and text. The plus is that the information is a splash of color. I particularly like the small black and white photos of Matisse and other artists that help readers to realize that these are indeed real people. And one day I will get to the Barnes Foundation.

[Teri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another one of those dry "learn about artist" books, but it has some really good photos of him doing some of his HUGE paintings, and working on his cut-outs from his bed. I loved the reproduction of his painting, Dance, on pg 21 and would really like to see it in person someday. (The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia)

[Mandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my kind of thing, though I have seen a documentary about the paper cutout work he did in later life, and that was beautiful.

[mofei zhang · Rating 5 out of 5]

For art lover, it's a good book to know Henri Matisse from zero to one.