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Notes d'un Peintre / Notes of a Painter
This edition features:
• A new English translation
• Parallel French and English texts
• Afterword
Henri Matisse, born 1869, rose to prominence in the first decade of the twentieth century as a leading figure in the controversial art movement, Fauvism. In 1908, the prestigious Grande Revue invited Matisse to publish an article in reply to the movement's critics. The intensely personal Notes, presented in this book, were the result.
Our unique parallel text presents the original French on the left page, the English translation on the right, with sentences and paragraphs aligned for easy reading and reference. Parallel texts of this kind are a very valuable learning resource, as they make the foreign language content immediately comprehensible.
• A new English translation
• Parallel French and English texts
• Afterword
Henri Matisse, born 1869, rose to prominence in the first decade of the twentieth century as a leading figure in the controversial art movement, Fauvism. In 1908, the prestigious Grande Revue invited Matisse to publish an article in reply to the movement's critics. The intensely personal Notes, presented in this book, were the result.
Our unique parallel text presents the original French on the left page, the English translation on the right, with sentences and paragraphs aligned for easy reading and reference. Parallel texts of this kind are a very valuable learning resource, as they make the foreign language content immediately comprehensible.
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41 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 25, 1908
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Henri Matisse
340 books59 followersHenri Matisse was a French artist, known for his use of colour and his fluid, brilliant and original draughtsmanship. As a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but principally as a painter, Matisse is one of the best-known artists of the 20th century. Although he was initially labeled as a Fauve (wild beast), by the 1920s, he was increasingly hailed as an upholder of the classical tradition in French painting. His mastery of the expressive language of colour and drawing, displayed in a body of work spanning over a half-century, won him recognition as a leading figure in modern art.
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August 9, 2019
"Nous appartenons à notre temps et nous partageons ses opinions, ses sentiments et même ses erreurs. Tous les artistes portent l'empreinte de leur époque, mais les grands artistes sont ceux en qui elle est marquée le plus profondément." - Henri Matisse, page 39.
January 23, 2019
A short essay, which to someone outside the world of art may seem simple or normal, but caused my Professor of Modern Art to try and invent words and put them into Matisse's head because he couldn't accept this pure straightforward theory from someone considered an artistic genius with profound depth in his painting philosophy. Absolutely wonderful, and a must read if you paint, study paint, like paint or don't do any of the three.
" for the [artist's] thought is worth no more than its expression by the means"
i found an english pdf online here:
http://www.austincc.edu/noel/writings...
" for the [artist's] thought is worth no more than its expression by the means"
i found an english pdf online here:
http://www.austincc.edu/noel/writings...
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April 16, 2024Maybe because I have words on my side, but I am gradually convinced that whatever medium you work with, the serious worker will always have clear philosophy of what he does, though he may put it into words or not, and the way his thoughts do its work always goes around words.
June 18, 2017
A short but in depth reflexion by Matisse on how he worked, what drove his inspiration and how he saw his art. Much like a musical composition. Useful for writing purposes.
November 22, 2023
Illuminating insights from a master!
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