# Henri Matisse Jazz

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- Authors: [Francesco Poli](https://www.bookquiver.com/francesco-poli), [Corrado Mingardi](https://www.bookquiver.com/corrado-mingardi)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2013-10-21

## Description

Jazz is regarded as one of Matisse? s greatest achievements, its original illustrations still exhibited as significant works in their own right. By 1947, Matisse ? in his seventies and suffering poor health ? much preferred the simple, fluid act of cutting forms from painted paper to drawing or painting. It was his intention to use this assemblage technique to illustrate a collection of poems, which would be printed as a limited edition book. Matisse? s notes, written with a paintbrush in looping letters, became integral, and the publisher agreed that they should replace the poems. They appear here in their original ? rough? form, creating a visual counterpoint to the images. This edition is accompanied by a special book mounted on the reverse of the presentation box? s cover, featuring both a translation of Matisse? s text and two new essays: one examining Jazz? s principal place among other artists? books; the other surveying the history of artist? books as a field. Any admirer of modern art (or indeed bookmaking) will be proud to own a reproduction with such uncompromising production qualities throughout. See all Thames & Hudson's Collectors' Editions

## Editions

### Henri Matisse Jazz

- Publisher: thames_and_hudson
- ISBN: 978-05-0051-723-9
- Pages: 200
- Published: 2013-10-21
- Language: en_GB