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Chatting with Henri Matisse: The Lost 1941 Interview

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Chatting with Henri Matisse: The Lost 1941 Interview

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A major interview with Matisse published here for the first time.

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ISBN-13:	9781606061299
Publisher:	Getty Publications
Publication date:	08/15/2013
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.20(d)

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In 1941, Swiss art critic Courthion interviewed Matisse in Lyon while the artist was recovering from a serious operation, for a book to be published by Albert Skira, founder of the eponymous publishing house. Over several days, Matisse and Courthion discussed topics including the artist’s early years as a student of Gustave Moreau in Paris; his relationship with Renoir, Cezanne, and Pissaro; his collaborations with Sergei Diaghilev; and his travels in Morocco and their impact on his work. Just a few weeks before the book was slated to be released, Matisse blocked its publication, stating that he had conducted the interview while under sedation. Fortunately, the manuscript landed at the Getty Research Institute, where it was later discovered by art history professor Guilbaut (How New York Stole the Idea of Modern Art), who here publishes the complete interviews in English and French, along with reproductions of the original edited manuscript and transcript rejected by Matisse. The volume includes two short, very astute critical essays on Matisse as a traveler and on the artist’s decision to remain in Nazi-occupied France, along with numerous photographs of the artist and reproductions of his work. This important book provides great insight into Matisse as an artist and individual, as well as into the journalist’s interviewing and editing process. 23 color and 28 b&w illus. (Sept.)

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An extensive interview in which Henri Matisse freely shares his thoughts on everything from drawing to depression.”—Guardian

“This important book provides great insight into Matisse as an artist and individual, as well as into [Courthion’s] interviewing and editing process.”—Publishers Weekly

“[A] comprehensively contextualised restoration of this rare and uninhibited testimonial, emerging from a moment that Matisse correspondingly called his ‘resurrection’ from near-death.”— Burlington Magazine

“[Chatting with Henri Matisse] sheds light on [Matisse’s] process and his approach to color.”—ArtInfo

“Full of reminiscences, aperçus, and surprising revelations from the master.”—ARTnews

“[These interviews] give valuable insight into a major artist who was not only a painter but a sculptor, set designer and maker of memorable cut-paper collages.”—South China Morning Post

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