Hardcover
1986 · Washington, DC
by Cowart, Jack; Dominique Fourcade
Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1986. Hardcover. Good+. cloth covers scuffed; lower corners rubbed. pgs have instances of smudging; occasional marks/soiling; color plates vibrant. dustjacket spine toned; covers scuffed & scored. light pink mark to lower textblock.. black cloth boards w/ silver spine printing. 367 pgs w/ 188 color plates & numerous bw illustrations. white, pictorial dustjacket. We have a chance to see, here and for the first time, a coherent group of major paintings representing that period when Matisse gave up his primary artistic residence in Paris to watch him settle in Nice. First as a temporary visitor and then as a permanent citizen, we watch him respond to the Mediterranean and the constancy of its light.--Publisher.
(Inventory #: 178574)