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THE UNKNOWN MATISSE: A Life of Henri Matisse: The Early Years, 1869-1908

THE UNKNOWN MATISSE: A Life of Henri Matisse: The Early Years, 1869-1908

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THE UNKNOWN MATISSE: A Life of Henri Matisse: The Early Years, 1869-1908

by Spurling, Hilary

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0679434283
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9780679434283
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. xxv, 480pp. Illus. throughout and with colour plates to the middle pages. Inscribed and best wishes from David [?] to Sister Wendy. Like new. . 1st US Edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. large 8vo.

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'Hilary Spurling's THE UNKNOWN MATISSE is a truly wonderful biography. Her prose is muscular, rhythmical, carrying a lot of information, yet swift, enthralling. She has done for Matisse what George Painter famously did for Proust in the 1950s. Besides being a first-rate scholar, she is an artist in narrative who has unearthed a fascinating story and told it brilliantly. I rate this first volume with the first volume of Richard Holmes's COLERIDGE . Both books mark a climax in what has been called a golden age of modern biography which began with Richard Ellman's JAMES JOYCE. It is a terrific achievement." Michael Holroyd

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
THE UNKNOWN MATISSE: A Life of Henri Matisse: The Early Years, 1869-1908
Author
Spurling, Hilary
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
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Fine
Edition
1st US Edition
ISBN 10
0679434283
ISBN 13
9780679434283
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1998
Size
large 8vo
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