“If my story were ever to be written down truthfully from start to finish, it would amaze everyone,” wrote Henri Matisse. It is hard to believe today that Matisse, whose exhibitions draw huge crowds worldwide, was once almost un...
Filled with interesting details and the evidence of a good deal of research, this book covers the early life of the beloved French painter up to his early artistic success. The first of a proposed two-volume biography by the former theater ...