Henri Matisse | Jazz, Thames & Hudson, London, 2013
Jazz, a standout in modern art history and one of Matisse's crowning achievements. Despite his deteriorating health in 1947, Matisse, in his seventies, favoured cutting painted paper shapes as a simpler, fluid alternative to drawing or painting. Initially, he planned to use this technique to illustrate a poetry collection in a limited-edition book. However, Matisse's paintbrush-written notes became so pivotal that the publisher decided they should replace the poems. The original 'rough' notes serve as a visual complement to the images. This version includes a unique book on the back of the box cover, containing Matisse's translated text, an analysis of Jazz's importance among artist books, and a review of the artist books' history.
Title: Henri Matisse | Jazz
Author: Henri Matisse
Publisher: Thames & Hudson, London
Publication date: 2013
Format: Quarto, 500 x 360 mm, cloth bound clamshell box containing a facsimile of the original 1947 publication, at 90% size, plus a small octavo booklet in case.
Condition: New copy, in publisher's mailing carton.
Stock Number: CH10524
Jazz, a standout in modern art history and one of Matisse's crowning achievements. Despite his deteriorating health in 1947, Matisse, in his seventies, favoured cutting painted paper shapes as a simpler, fluid alternative to drawing or painting. Initially, he planned to use this technique to illustrate a poetry collection in a limited-edition book. However, Matisse's paintbrush-written notes became so pivotal that the publisher decided they should replace the poems. The original 'rough' notes serve as a visual complement to the images. This version includes a unique book on the back of the box cover, containing Matisse's translated text, an analysis of Jazz's importance among artist books, and a review of the artist books' history.
Title: Henri Matisse | Jazz
Author: Henri Matisse
Publisher: Thames & Hudson, London
Publication date: 2013
Format: Quarto, 500 x 360 mm, cloth bound clamshell box containing a facsimile of the original 1947 publication, at 90% size, plus a small octavo booklet in case.
Condition: New copy, in publisher's mailing carton.
Stock Number: CH10524
Jazz, a standout in modern art history and one of Matisse's crowning achievements. Despite his deteriorating health in 1947, Matisse, in his seventies, favoured cutting painted paper shapes as a simpler, fluid alternative to drawing or painting. Initially, he planned to use this technique to illustrate a poetry collection in a limited-edition book. However, Matisse's paintbrush-written notes became so pivotal that the publisher decided they should replace the poems. The original 'rough' notes serve as a visual complement to the images. This version includes a unique book on the back of the box cover, containing Matisse's translated text, an analysis of Jazz's importance among artist books, and a review of the artist books' history.
Title: Henri Matisse | Jazz
Author: Henri Matisse
Publisher: Thames & Hudson, London
Publication date: 2013
Format: Quarto, 500 x 360 mm, cloth bound clamshell box containing a facsimile of the original 1947 publication, at 90% size, plus a small octavo booklet in case.
Condition: New copy, in publisher's mailing carton.
Stock Number: CH10524
