All That Jazz—And Art

All 20 color plates from Henri Matisse’s “Jazz” book are on view at the Art Institute of Chicago for the first time since being acquired by the museum in 1948.
The New York Times

‘The Red Studio,’ Matisse’s Masterpiece, Gets a Life All Its Own

The objects in the painting are brought together in a spectacular show at the Museum of Modern Art. It’s a marvel of detective work by the curators. By Roberta Smith The Museum of Modern Art’s latest ...
Hyperallergic

Seeing Behind a Master's Process: Matisse

Matisse, “Still Life with Purro I” (1904) and “Still Life with Purro II” (1904–05) (all images courtesy the Metropolitan Museum of Art) By displaying multiple versions of the same painting or subject ...
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Single Point Perspective: The Future of Henri Matisse

Matisse, Henri Matisse, “Interior with Egyptian Curtain” (1948). Oil on canvas, 45 3/4 x 35 1/8 inches. The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. (Click to enlarge) (Image via phillipscollection.org) ...