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 ...

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.

Of course, what happened is that he became, against family opposition and with an almost life-long struggle, one of the most dominant and adored artists of the last century. Belying his unusually ...