The correspondence between Henri Matisse and Tériade, publisher of artists' books, spanning nearly twenty-five years, is brought together here for the first time.
Matisse - Tériade, Correspondance 1930-1954
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The correspondence between Henri Matisse and Tériade, publisher of artists' books, spanning nearly twenty-five years, is brought together here for the first time.
In each of their letters, the artist and publisher share their thoughts on current events and the art world. The projects that brought them together occupy a central place in their exchanges, providing essential insight.
Matisse wrote prolifically throughout his life. Alongside his personal notes and texts intended for publication, he maintained a wide-ranging correspondence covering family, friends, and professional matters. Among the leading figures in art publishing with whom the artist collaborated—Albert Skira, Christian Zervos, and Aimé Maeght—Tériade was undoubtedly the one with whom he was closest. Tériade played a decisive role, particularly in the invention of cut-out gouache, which marked the last ten years of the artist's career.
Their correspondence began in earnest in 1937, when Tériade commissioned Matisse to create a work for the cover of the first issue of Verve. This episode gave rise to a rich correspondence that reveals the inspiring relationship between an artist and his publisher during the darkest hours of the 20th century.
Covering the period from 1937 to 1954, these exchanges set the tone for an entire era and provide an essential contextual background for understanding Matisse's work. Becoming a spectator of the artist's creative process, the reader discovers, through the development of the issues of Verve devoted to him, how a visit to a studio can give rise to an editorial project, and observes how ideas are carried over from one work to another.
This correspondence, comprising 183 documents of varying lengths—139 written by Matisse and 38 by Tériade—but of equal consistency, immerses the reader in the development of the issues of Verve devoted to the artist. As a spectator of the creative process at work, the reader discovers how a visit to the studio can give rise to an editorial project and observes how ideas are carried over from one work to another. These exchanges are accompanied by an illuminating paratext and some fifty reproductions of the artist's works.
Data sheet
- Référence
- Work supported by the CNL.
- Number of pages
- 192
- Size
- 17 x 24 cm
- Language
- français
- ISBN
- 978-2-36306-368-7
- Technique
- paperback
- Publication date
- 2025
Matisse (Henri)
Henri Matisse was born December 31, 1869, in Le Cateau in northern France. Over a six-decade career he worked in all media, from painting to sculpture to printmaking. Although his subjects were traditional—nudes, figures in landscapes, portraits, interior views—his revolutionary use of brilliant color and exaggerated form to express emotion made him one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.
In his later career, Matisse received several major commissions, such as a mural for the art gallery of collector Dr. Albert Barnes of Pennsylvania, titled Dance II, in 1931-33. He also drew book illustrations for a series of limited-edition poetry collections.
After surgery in 1941, Matisse was often bedridden; however, he continued to work from a bed in his studio. When necessary, he would draw with a pencil or charcoal attached to the end of a long pole that enabled him to reach the paper or canvas. His late work was just as experimental and vibrant as his earlier artistic breakthroughs had been. It included his 1947 book Jazz, which placed his own thoughts on life and art side by side with lively images of colored paper cutouts. This project led him to devising works that were cutouts on their own, most notably several series of expressively shaped human figures cut from bright blue paper and pasted to wall-size background sheets (such as Swimming Pool, 1952).
In one of his final projects, Matisse created an entire program of decorations for the Chapel of the Rosary in Vence (1948-51), a town near Nice, designing stained-glass windows, murals, furnishings, and even sacred vestments for the church’s priests.
Matisse died on November 3, 1954, at the age of 84, in Nice. He was buried in nearby Cimiez. He is still regarded as one of the most innovative and influential artists of the 20th century.
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