FIRST IMPRESSIONS - HENRI MATISSE

From the 'First Impressions Introductions to Art' series, this illustrated biography surveys the life and work of Henri Matisse. The painter's experimentation and artistic development are the focus of the book, and the text often zeros in on individual paintings, though the story of the artist's life is interwoven with the study of his work. Throughout the book, reproductions of paintings, drawings, and cut-paper collages appear, some in color, some in black and white. In addition, photographs record Matisse with family, with friends, and at work, as well as showing the Chapel of the Rosary at Venice, for which he designed architectural elements, stained-glass windows, ceramic murals, and vestments.