Henri Matisse

With 592 illustrations, 320 in colour. A definitive survey of the work of Henri Matisse (1869-1954). Works include paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, and paper cutouts, and represent every period of a long and remarkably productive career. Elderfield reviews the range and depth of Matisse's achievements and examines the critical issues surrounding his art, outlining the history of critical opinion of Matisse's work and exploring the artist's own conception of his purpose.