HENRI MATISSE Contre vents et marees - Peinture et livres illustrés de 1939 à 1943 by Lydia Delectorskaya, Published by Editions Irus et Vincent Hansma, 1996, French Text, Hardcover

Book Condition:         Fine Dustjacket:                  Fine Language:­­­                   French text, 557 pages Illustrations:                Both color and black/white illustrations Binding:­­­­                       Hardcover with plain cardboard slipcase ISBN 10:                      2951005202             ISBN 13:                      9782951005204 Dimensions:                12.88 x 9.88 x 1.72 inches   About this book: Finely printed and extensively illustrated volume presenting nearly all of Matisse’s paintings and illustrated books produced from 1939 – 1943.  This volume accompanies Lydia Delectorskava’s earlier volume “L’apparent Facilite” (“With Apparent Ease”) which documented paintings from 1935 – 1939.   Delectorskava worked for Matisse for over 20 years prior to his death in 1954.  She gives a detailed description of his life, including handwritten letters as well of photos of interiors, models, and Matisse himself.