Matisse on Art

244 Pages·1978·44.369 MB·English

by  Jack D. Flam

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Frontispiece: The Swan. Illustration for Poesiesde
Stephane Mallarme. 1932.Etching.
This paperback editionof
Matisse on Art
First published 1978 by E. P. Dutton
First edition published 1973 by Phaidon Press Limited
Allrights reserved.
Printedinthe United States ofAmerica
For information contact: E. P. Dutton, 2 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10011
The originals of Texts 2, 3, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 24, 26,
27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 36,38, 43 and 44 by Matisse are
©
S.P.A.D.E.M., Paris, and are translated with permission.
The illustrations are also © S.P.A.D.E.M., with the exception
of45 and49.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 77-93098
ISBN: 0-525-47490-0
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Contents
Preface i
Biographical Note 3
Introduction 9
The Development of Matisse's Painting 10
The Historical Context 17
Academic Painting 18
Decorative Art 20
Impressionism 22
Cezanne 24
Cubism 25
The Texts 28
1 Apollinaire's Interview, 1907 31
2 Notes of a Painter, 1908 32
3 Statement on Photography, 1908 40
4 Sarah Stein's Notes, 1908 41
5 Estienne: Interview with Matisse, 1909 47
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6 Clara T. MacChesney: Talk with Matisse, 1912 49
7 Interview with Jacques Guenne, 1925 53
8 Statements to Teriade, 1929-30
[On Fauvism and Expression through Colour; On Travel] 57
9 Courthion: Meeting with Matisse, 193 64
10 Statement to Teriade, 1933
[On Creativity] 66
11 Letters to Alexandre Romm, 1934 67
12 On Modernism and Tradition, 1935 71
13 Statements to Teriade, 1936
[The Purity of the Means] 73
14 On Cezanne's Trots baigneuses, 1936 75
15 Divagations, 1937 76
16 Montherlant: Listening to Matisse, 1938 78
17 Notes of a Painter on his Drawing, 1939 80
18 Carco: Conversation with Matisse, 194 82
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19 On Transformations, 1942 90
20 Matisse's Radio Interview: First Broadcast, 1942 91
21 Conversations with Aragon, 1943
[On Signs]
93
22 Henri-Matisse at Home, 1944 96
23 The Role and Modalities of Colour, 1945 98
24 Observations on Painting, 1945 IOI
25 Interview with Degand, 1945 103
26 Black is a Colour, 1946 106
27 How I made my Books, 1946 107
28 Oceania, 1946 109
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29 Jazz, 1947
30 Andre Marchand: The Eye, 1947 114
31 The Path of Colour, 1947 "5
32 Exactitude is not Truth, 1947 117
33 Letter to Henry Clifford, 1948 120
34 Interview with R. W. Howe, 1949 122
35 Henri Matisse speaks to you, 1950 125
36 The Text, 195
[Preface to the Tokyo Exhibition] 126
37 The Chapel of the Rosary, 1951 127
38 The Chapel of the Rosary, 195
[On the Murals and Windows] 129
39 Matisse speaks, 195 130
40 Testimonial, 1951 136
41 Interview with Charbonnier, 1951 138
42 Interview with Verdet, 1952 142
43 Looking at Life with the Eyes of a Child, 1953 148
44 Portraits, 1954 150
Notes 155
Bibliography 177
List of Illustrations 193
Index 195
To Max and Rose Flam