Matisse the Master: A Life of Henri Matisse 1909-1954: A Life of Henri Matisse: the Conquest of Colour, 1909-1954 - Hardcover

Spurling, Hilary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0241133394 ISBN 13: 9780241133392

Verlag: Hamish Hamilton, 2005

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In this astounding book (winner of the Whitbread Book of the Year 2005) Hilary Spurling's fascinating exploration of Matisse's world uncovers the secret life of the artist, whose paintings shocked and infuriated his contemporaries while paving the way for modern art. This beautifully presented second volume tells the story of Matisse's growing artistic maturity and the relationship between his life and art from 1909 to 1954, his glory years.

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Hilary Spurling is the author of numerous biographies, including Ivy When Young: The Early Life of Ivy Compton-Burnett 1884-1919; Paul Scott: A Life; a two-volume biography of Matisse, The Unknown Matisse and Matisse the Master (also published in the abridged single-volume Matisse: The Life); and Burying the Bones. She won the Rose Mary Crawshay Prize and the Duff Cooper Prize for Ivy When Young, the Whitbread Book of the Year Award for Matisse the Master, and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Burying the Bones. She grew up in Bristol and studied at the University of Oxford. From 1964 to 1970 she was Theatre Critic and Literary Editor of the Spectator, and since then she has been a regular book reviewer for the Observer and the Daily Telegraph. In 2016 she won the Biographers' Club Lifetime Achievement Award.

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• Verlag: Hamish Hamilton
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0241133394
• ISBN 13: 9780241133392
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 544
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