Matisse
Subtitle: a way of life in the south of France
By: Jean-Bernard Naudin ; text, Gilles Plazy ; recipes, Coco Jobard ; styling, Marie-Christiane Nourissat, Claire de Lavallée ; [text translator, 31C International (France)].
Contributors: Matisse, Henri, 1869-1954.; Plazy, Gilles, 1942-; Jobard, Coco.
Publisher: Rizzoli; Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Matisse, Henri, 1869-1954 -- Criticism and interpretation; Matisse, Henri, 1869-1954 -- Homes and haunts -- France -- Nice; Cookery, French -- Provençal style
Other titles: Way of life in the south of France
Description: This book celebrates the artist's style of living, his unique eye for color, and his light-filled homes in the uplifting warmth of the South. Brilliant photographs evoke the bonheur of Matisse's life in Nice - the airy interiors that inspired him; the Moroccan and Oriental vignettes, including figs and flowers, candied pineapple, or vibrant citrus fruits, that appear in his paintings of the period; and the lifelong collections of objects and textiles which appear time and again in his work.

In these pages, Matisse's paintings are juxtaposed with the actual settings depicted in them, offering an inspiring contrast of the poetic with the literal. Finally, 60 recipes present the Provencal and Russian specialties popular on the coast at the time.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 191) and indexes.
Includes reproductions of paintings by Matisse.