Matisse Portraits

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Summary: More than artbook - it is an art appreciation book
Review: Matisse Portraits by John Klein (associate professor of art history at the University of Missouri-Columbia) is a comprehensive survey and analysis of the artwork of Henri Matisse, who especially devoted himself to human figure and portraits of sitters. Klein goes a step further to provide an in-depth, scholarly commentary upon individual works and the aggregate body of Matisse's portraits. Filled with black-and-white and color illustrations of Matisse's artwork, Matisse Portraits is more than artbook - it is an art appreciation book, filled with discourse and thoughtful analysis. Highly recommended for academic and art school collections, as well as true art aficionados with an interest in the work of Henri Matisse.