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Matisse: The Only Blue

By (author): Laura Marello

Matisse: The Only Blue interweaves scenes from the second half of artist Henri Matisse’s life in the south of France (1907-1954), with reflections on his artwork. The work explores: artistic creation and community, love and betrayal, landscape, home and exile, family, and war. It portrays an eclectic mix of artists, dancers, models, gallery owners, art patrons, friends and family members, struggling through the upheavals of the first half of Twentieth Century, culminating in the devastating realities of two world wars and the economic collapse wedged in between.

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Laura Marello

Laura Marello is the author of Claiming Kin, The Tenants of the Hotel Biron, Balzac’s Robe, The Gender of Inanimate Objects and Other Stories, and several other books. She is the recipient of numerous prestigious arts grants. She resides in Lynchburg, VA

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Matisse: The Only Blue interweaves scenes from the second half of artist Henri Matisse’s life in the south of France (1907-1954), with reflections on his artwork. The work explores: artistic creation and community, love and betrayal, landscape, home and exile, family, and war. It portrays an eclectic mix of artists, dancers, models, gallery owners, art patrons, friends and family members, struggling through the upheavals of the first half of Twentieth Century, culminating in the devastating realities of two world wars and the economic collapse wedged in between.

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Dimensions:

146 Pages
9in * 6in *
1gr

Published:

October 01, 2022

City of Publication:

Hamilton

Country of Publication:

CA

Publisher:

Guernica Editions

ISBN:

9781771837446

Book Subjects:

FICTION / Literary

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Language:

eng

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