# Henri Matisse

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- Book: [Henri Matisse](https://www.bookquiver.com/alastair-sooke/henri-matisse) ([Henri Matisse.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/alastair-sooke/henri-matisse.md))
- Authors: [Alastair Sooke](https://www.bookquiver.com/alastair-sooke)
- Publisher: Penguin
- ISBN: 978-02-4196-908-3
- Pages: 128
- Published: 2014-03-24
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Henri Matisse was one of the most important and beloved artists of the twentieth century, rivalled only by his friend - and rival - Pablo Picasso. In a body of work spanning over a half-century, he was variously a draughtsman, a printmaker, a sculptor and a painter. This short book is both a biography and a guide to his art. It focuses on the extraordinary works that Henri Matisse made during the last period of his life - the large-scale cut-outs on coloured paper, including his famous Blue Nudes, The Snail and Large Composition with Masks.