Matisse
The Pursuit of Harmony
John Klein author Elizabeth Cowling author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Rizzoli International Publications
Publishing:1st Sep '26
£55.00
This title is due to be published on 1st September, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
A unique opportunity to experience the full brilliance of Matisse, featuring major works from museums, foundations, and private collections—many rarely shown in the United States.
This definitive volume offers an unparalleled look at Henri Matisse’s lifelong pursuit of form, created to accompany a landmark exhibition. Showcasing more than fifty paintings, works on paper, and sculptures, it brings together a remarkable range of material in one beautifully crafted book.
The publication underscores the interdisciplinary nature of Matisse’s practice, presenting the dialogue between the artist’s two- and three-dimensional work. It traces his evolution from the early years of the twentieth century through his boldly innovative postwar period.
A major contribution to Matisse studies and an indispensable resource for collectors, scholars, and art enthusiasts, this volume preserves a rare, non-traveling exhibition for a global audience—offering a vivid, enduring record of Matisse’s transformative vision.
"For the last two years, working with his three children — Eleanor, Nicholas and Alexander — and Emily Crowley, the gallery’s director and curator — [William Acquavella] has been organizing “Matisse: The Pursuit of Harmony,’’ an exhibition opening April 9 that includes more than 50 paintings, sculptures and works-on-paper from public and private collections, many of which have rarely been shown before... “It is about the artist’s approach to form and the figure and how it inspired Matisse to evolve as an artist,’’ said Crowley, the curator, which is why there are a good number of sculptures on display in every room." — THE NEW YORK TIMES
"[Matisse: The Pursuit of Harmony] distills a conversation essential to Matisse’s whole career: the balancing interplay between color, form, and line in space into a composition that feels spontaneous but is actually the result of attuned study." — GALERIE MAGAZINE
"'Matisse: The Pursuit of Harmony' is a stunning gathering of more than 40 paintings, drawings and sculptures [....] Over and over again, he seduces us with color, engages us with delectable subject matter, and then stuns us with his overwhelming pictorial intelligence and inventiveness." — WALL STREET JOURNAL
ISBN: 9780847877645
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275 pages