"Matisse kommt mir vor wie vom Himmel": Hans Purrmann - Karl Ernst Osthaus - Henri Matisse. Der Briefwechsel 1907-1919

The edition makes accessible for the first time the complete correspondence between the collector and founder of the Folkwang Museum Karl Ernst Osthaus and the painters Henri Matisse and Hans Purrmann. The correspondence thus opens up new sources on the early reception history of Matisse's works in Germany, on the genesis of early major works by the painter, and on the founding of the Académie Matisse. The edition of the widely scattered correspondence offers numerous new insights not only ...