Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso have long been seen as the twin giants of modern art. Despite their rivalry, each came to acknowledge the other as his only true equal: Matisse would eventually say, Picasso sees everything, while for Picasso, AllMoreHenri Matisse and Pablo Picasso have long been seen as the twin giants of modern art. Despite their rivalry, each came to acknowledge the other as his only true equal: Matisse would eventually say, Picasso sees everything, while for Picasso, All things considered, there is only Matisse.
This book is one of two produced to accompany a major exhibition on the two artists work. The first book is the exhibitions 400-page catalogue Matisse Picasso. Looking at Matisse and Picasso is a shorter study, providing a general introduction to the artists and comparing a representative selection of their works.
The illustrations have been selected to demonstrate the visual relationships in Matisses and Picassos art in a clear and dramatic way, and the brief texts, written by members of the staff of the Museums Department of Education, vividly illuminate the parallels and resonances in the two mens lives and work.