John Klein

Matisse and Decoration

Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2018 

Reviews

‘Klein’s scholarship and insights make this beautifully written volume required reading’
– Karl Buchberg, The Burlington Magazine, May 2020

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‘These 249 pages really are something of an artistic, as well as literary gem’ – David Marx, David Marx Book Reviews

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‘Written with perfect lucidity and rare candor, generously illustrated, and handsomely designed, Matisse and Decoration places the personal ambitions and unique creative process of the artist center stage, but never loses sight of the wider cultural and political context that shaped Matisse’s thought and action. The unfolding human drama Klein describes makes for enlightening and compelling reading.’ —Professor Elizabeth Cowling, Edinburgh College of Art

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Summary

• By presenting a wealth of new insights and unpublished material, John Klein, an internationally acclaimed specialist
in the art of Matisse, offers a rich and balanced view of Matisse’s ambitions and achievements in his later career.