Matisse : father & son /
John Russell
- New York : Harry N. Abrams, 1999
- 415 p. : illus. ; 24 cm
The story of Pierre Matisse, his father, Henri Matisse, his gallery in New York, and the artists that he introduced to America--among them, Joan Miró, Alberto Giacometti, Balthus, and Jean Dubuffet. Based upon unpublished correspondence.
An intriguing dual biography explores the relationship between famed Post-Impressionaist artist Henri Matisse, and his son Pierre, an influential art dealer, drawing on Pierre's unpublished archives and numerous letters between father and son to offer a fascinating portrait of twentieth-century art.