Matisse the Master

Winner of the Whitbread Book of the Year 2005
Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize 2005

The second in Hilary Spurling''s sweeping, two-volume biography of Henri Matisse, one of the most influential and beloved artists of the twentieth century

This fascinating exploration of Matisse''s world uncovers the secret life of the artist, whose paintings shocked his contemporaries while paving the way for...