In August of 1946, after the end of World War II, an art-obsessed American soldier named Jerome Seckler interviewed legendary French painter Henri Matisse. At the time, Matisse had been suffering from ...

Highlights From A Never-Before-Published Interview With Henri Matisse Design Observer has published an illuminating, long-lost interview with French artist Henri Matisse. Read some highlights here.

Henri Matisse, with Pierre Courthion, edited by Serge Guilbaut, trans. from the French by Chris Miller. J. Paul Getty Trust, $45 (384p) ISBN 978-1-60606-129-9 In 1941, Swiss art critic Courthion ...

It’s well known that Henri Matisse was a champion of decorative painting — or perhaps I should say, the decorative in painting. His admirers will have in mind the words from his “Notes of a Painter” ...

Artists follow varied career paths. Some maintain strong, steady production throughout their lifetimes. Some fade over time. Some are one-hit wonders who score success with one body of work that they ...