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"Beyond the easel": the rise of the decorateur.
For English-speakers, the word "decoration" has a pejorative flavor when it's used in relation to art, so much so that it's often qualified with a dismissive "mere." Yet the French term decoration has no such negative connotation; it simply signifies (among other things) art that ignores the conventional boundaries of the easel picture to become an integral part of an architectural setting. Fragonard's The Progress of Love, a series of tableaux enacted by flirtatious couples in idyllic garden settings, now in the Frick Collection, was a decoration designed to enliven the walls of a pavilion constructed for Madame du Barry, the mistress of Louis XV. Matisse's celebrated ...
- The Friel-bad factor; Watermelon (ITV1) Michael Palin And The Ladies Who Loved...
- Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England) Paterson, Peter April 17, 2003 700+ words
...frightful waste of space more sensibly devoted to tables - was a swimming pool. Inevitably, for everything in this drama was numbingly...egotism of its title, Michael Palin And The Ladies Who Loved Matisse last night proved to be the most charming, delightful and...
- Resurrecting Matisse: a new biography revives the life but not the art.(Matisse...
- Magazine article from: Harper's Magazine Esplund, Lance December 1, 2005 700+ words
Discussed in this essay: Matisse the Master: A Life of Henri Matisse: The Conquest of Colour, 1909-1954, by Hilary...Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.512 pages. $40. The Unknown Matisse: A Life of Henri Matisse: The Early Years, 1869...
- Matisse-Picasso rivalry exhibition.
- News wire article from: United Press International March 12, 2003 700+ words
...game of one-upmanship more than Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, the 20th century...exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art titled "Matisse Picasso," to run through May 19. It...Queens, a bridge away from Manhattan. Matisse and Picasso were introduced by Gertrude...
- Matisse as Magus.(Matisse the Master: A Life of Henri Matisse, the Conquest of...
- Magazine article from: Art in America Neff, John Hallmark January 1, 2006 700+ words
Matisse the Master: A Life of Henri Matisse; The Conquest of Colour, 1909-1954, by Hilary Spurling...When it appeared in 1998, Hilary Spurling's The Unknown Matisse was well received, and with good reason: it was the first...
- Matisse Networks Enters Into International Reseller Agreement With iCRAFT.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 6, 2008 700+ words
iCRAFT to Distribute Matisse Networks' EtherBurst(TM) Packet...Calif., May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Matisse Networks, pioneer in the field of optical...solutions, for reselling and supporting Matisse's product line. iCRAFT, http...
- Matisse & Picasso: 20th-century titans.
- Magazine article from: Town & Country Kimmelman, Michael January 1, 2003 700+ words
...centuries from now, Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse will still be famous names, linked in...Everything considered, there is only Matisse," Picasso answered. "Only one person has the right to criticize me," said Matisse. The story of their combative, productive...
- Matisse Networks Raises $45M to Accelerate Global Adoption of the...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 10, 2007 700+ words
...Calif., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Matisse Networks, the leader in optical burst...International and Woodside Fund. To date, Matisse Networks has raised total financing of...said Sam Mathan, chairman and CEO of Matisse Networks. "The overall success of this...
- Matisse Collection At Morgan Library Best Show in Town.(Arts&Entertainment)
- Newspaper article from: The New York Observer (New York, NY) February 25, 2002 700+ words
...Now, with the exhibition of Pierre Matisse and His Artists, the Morgan has surpassed...interest in history, moreover, Pierre Matisse and His Artists also has an important story to tell-not only that of Matisse and his gallery, but the bigger story...
