Archive Hatje Cantz Verlag | Henri Matisse

For The Exhibition In 1994 Of The Same Name In The Print Collection Of The Staatsgalerie In Stuttgart, Verlag Gerd Hatje Is Presenting A Documentation Showing In Over 300 Pages With 336 Coloured Illustrations The Fascination Of The Art On Paper By Henri Matisse. While The Exhibition Visitor Directly Experiences The Confrontation Of The Art Of Lines In Drawing With The Brilliant Coloured Paper Cutouts, The Reader Can Chronologically Follow The Individual Phases Of The Work: 1. The Drawings From 1900 To 1952, 2. Thèmes Et Variations. The Generous Layout Shows All Of The 158 Prints Produced In 1941 And 1942, Subdivided Into 17 Sequences: Faces, Profiles, Half Length Figures, Reclining Figures, Still-Lifes And Plants. The Depictions Are Formed From The Modulations Of The Line Ranging From Extreme Conciseness To The Most Lavish Abundance. Both Of These Complexes Are Investigated And Commented Upon In An Exhaustive Text By The Renowned Matisse Specialist Jack Flam. A Contribution On “The Jazz Book And The Beginning Of The Goauches Découpées” Links Up The Third Section: 3. Gouaches Découpées – From The Intimate Book Format To The 8 Metre Wall Of The Hall Leading Into A Garden. The Works Are Enhanced In Their Brilliant Colour And Accompanied By An Essay By The American Artist Richard Hennessy. A Detailed Biography And A Bibliography Especially Compiled For This Subject Supplement This Publication. All Contributions Are Printed In The Original Language And In German Translation.