A review of "Henri Matisse: the Cut-Outs" opening at the Tate Modern April 17th and traveling to MoMA in New York this ... a prisoner of success,” wrote Henri Matisse in his book Jazz (1947).

The book, by art historian Gilles Néret and educator Xavier-Gilles Néret, provides a historical overview of the cut-outs, from Matisse's 1930 trip to Tahiti through to his final years in Nice. The ...

Books by Henri Matisse and Complete Book Reviews Matisse Cut-Outs Olivier Berggruen, Editor, Max Hollein, Editor, Henri Matisse, Author Prestel Publishing $70 (176p) ISBN 978-3-7913-2799-0 ...

Henri Matisse started making his iconic cut-outs after an illness. But it was a special journey that inspired the form they would take. Alastair Sooke reports. Last month an important exhibition ...

As is always the case with Matisse, serious study yields ample rewards. But for all of Matisse’s subsequent influence, one wonders at the same time what exactly is the legacy of these late cut-outs.

Matisse accepted a range of commissions, from his stunning illustrated book Jazz (1947) to set design. Two Dancers (1937-8) is a maquette for a stage curtain design for the ballet Rouge et Noir .

Tate Modern must know that with Matisse: the Cut-Outs they have a winner ... models or maquettes he made for the illustrations to his book Jazz (1943-46). As he grasped the implications of ...

An employee poses with French artist Henri Matisse's works at the Tate Modern gallery in London in April. The show, Henri Matisse: the Cut-Outs, displays 100 artworks by Matisse, and will run ...

Henri Matisse started making his iconic cut-outs after an illness. But it was a special journey that inspired the form they would take. Alastair Sooke reports. Last month an important exhibition ...