TY - BOOK AU - Benjamin, Roger, TI - Henri Matisse SN - 0-8478-1610-9 AV - R ND 553.M37 B438 1992 PY - 1992/// CY - New York PB - Rizal International Pub KW - Matisse, Henri, 1869-1954 -- Criticism and interpretation N2 - Illustrates the artist high regard for the "decorative "motiff.His career developed form Fauve canvasses to a later exploration into unconventional mediums,such as the cutout.Roger Benjamin ,Senior Lecturer at the University of Melbourne,Australia,traces Matisse's exotic travels as influences for the conceptual design of the figure that was release classical art form its formalist traditions..Ijndex to Colorplates:Nude Sandy in blue,Copy of "La Raie"by Chardin,Open Windows at colliure,Blue Nude(Souvenir of Biskra),Still life with Fruit and Bronze,Dance,1910,Interior with Eggplants,Zorah on the terrace,The Yellow Curtain,Odalisque in Red,Large Reclining Nude,formerly Pink Nude,Large Blue Dress and Mimosas,Icarus,Swimming Pool,Large rEd Interior ER -