Matisse

<p><b>'Inspired innovative remarkable' <i>Independent</i></b> <br><br>'<b>Spurling has done better than anyone else at uncovering intimate information about Matisse</b>' <i><b>Guardian</b></i><br><br><b>The abridged one-volume edition of Hilary Spurling's critically acclaimed biography of Henri Matisse one of the greatest artistic geniuses of the twentieth century</b><br><br>Henri Matisse was one of the most important and beloved artists of the twentieth century rivalled only by his friend and competitor Pablo Picasso. Hilary Spurling's <i>The Unknown Matisse</i> and <i>Matisse the Master</i> were together heralded as the definitive biography of the artist and <i>Matisse the Master</i> went on to win the Whitbread Book of the Year award in 2005.<br><br>This essential abridged edition of the Life reveals the origins of Matisse's astonishing talent provides a unique insight into his life and work and by documenting the difficult path he took alone clearly places him at the front rank of those who made art modern.</p>