# This is Matisse

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- Book: [This is Matisse](https://www.bookquiver.com/catherine-ingram/this-is-matisse) ([This is Matisse.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/catherine-ingram/this-is-matisse.md))
- Authors: [Catherine Ingram](https://www.bookquiver.com/catherine-ingram)
- Publisher: LKP Orion
- ISBN: 978-17-8067-479-7
- Published: 2015-04-27
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

In the history of twentieth century modernism, Henri Matisse is a calm and unstoppable revolution of creative genius. Trained originally in the French classical manner, he was inspired by the Impressionists and Cézanne to create in a style that brought out the beauty of colour, form and line by reducing them to their essentials. While considered a leader of the Fauves and an inspiration to most of the great figures in modern art, he wasn't interested in being associated with any school or trend. A family man who worked 'office hours' in his studio, he defies the image of the artist as enfant terrible or tortured soul. In a career spanning six decades, he produced masterpiece after masterpiece that constantly challenge how we perceive colour and form.