A perfect facsimile of Jazz, a 20th century masterpiece
This two-volume edition includes a perfect facsimile of Matisse's seminal cut-out work: Jazz. At last, readers can experience Jazz as if holding the 1947 original.
The reputation of Henri Matisse (1869–1954) as the most important artist of the modern era is rivaled only by Picasso—who himself said, "All things considered, there is only Matisse." Towards the end of his monumental career as a painter, sculptor, and lithographer, an elderly, sickly Matisse was unable to stand and use a paintbrush. So at almost 80 years of age, he developed a new technique: he drew shapes on colored paper, cut them out and pasted them together. These gouaches decoupées (gouache cut-outs) represented a revolution in modern art, yet their simplicity was dismissed by many critics as the folly of a senile old man. Later critics realized that Matisse had found a brilliant solution to the age-old conflict between line and color—one that would profoundly influence generations of artists to come.
Printed in exactly the same colors, using paper and inks similar to the 1947 edition, the facsimile volume allows readers to experience Jazz in its original, unbound form.
* Printed in 18 colors on a small offset press, 4 pages at a time, to obtain the highest fidelity to the original
* Printed on Old Mill in 190 g/m² from Italian paper mill Fedrigoni. This paper is of archival quality and has a felt-like softness, much like handmade paper
* As with the original, this reprint is unbound and folded in signatures of 4 pages. It is protected by a French folded jacket and a hard-backed cover
The second volume provides a thorough historical context to Matisse's cut-outs, tracing their genesis in his 1930 trip to Tahiti, through to his final years in Nice. Also included are other pivotal works from his later career, including his contributions to Verve magazine and his exquisite decoration of the Vence Chapel. Includes rare and historic photographs by Matisse taken in Tahiti, as well as photos of Matisse by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Brassaï, and the filmmaker Murnau. The text is supplemented by quotations from Matisse, Picasso, E. Tériade (the publisher of Jazz and Verve), the poets Louis Aragon, Henri Michaux, and Pierre Reverdy, and Matisse's son-in-law, Georges Duthuit.
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Gilles Néret (1933–2005) was an art historian, journalist, writer and museum correspondent. He organized several art retrospectives in Japan and founded the SEIBU museum and the Wildenstein Gallery in Tokyo. He directed art reviews such as L'Oeil and Connaissance des Arts and received the Elie Faure Prize in 1981 for his publications. His TASCHEN titles include Salvador Dalí – The Paintings, Matisse, and Erotica Universalis.
Xavier-Gilles Néret is a teacher of Philosophy in the region of Paris. Like his father Gilles Néret he is passionate about philosophy, as well as poetry and art. He has been working on the figures who unite these disciplines, notably Stéphane Mallarmé.
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Book Description hardcover. Condition: Like New. LIKE NEW. book. Seller Inventory # ERICA82338228305266
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: As New. NEVER READ. EXCELLENT PAGES And COVERS And SLIPCASE And BINDINGS. Hardback. As Shown. Individual Sheets in JAZZ Volume are still in original shrinkwrap. Not ex-library or facsimile reprint. Published/printed by Taschen. Large heavy books Approximately 12 X 16. Weigh over fifteen pounds. Seller Inventory # 007018
Book Description hardbound. profusely illustrated (illustrator). Monumental Taschen 2 Volume set of works by Matisse: one a profusely illustrated study of the artist's Cut-outs (drawing with scissors) - work Matisse produced from the 1930's to his death in 1954; the other a facsimile of the illustrated book 'Jazz' originally published in 1947 by Editions Teriade, keeping to the format of that production with 38 unbound folded folios in printed card folder and again in an illustrated cloth folder with colour plate to front; both volumes housed in cloth slipcase with colour plates laid-on to front and rear; Cut-outs volume 333pp, with countless colour and b&w illustrations, including some gate-fold; text by Xavier-Gilles Neret, chapters - Tahiti, The Dance, Verve and Jazz, Oceania, The Rosary Chapel, The Last Monumental Gouaches - bound in cream cloth boards with colour plate laid-in to front, black and red titling to spine; handsome large-format set 38 x 29.5cm; Cut-outs volume with mild foxing to boards, o.w. Very Good tight and clean throughout; Jazz volume likewise with mild foxing to boards, o.w. all folios Very Good tight bright and clean; slipcase with some mild rubbing/foxing, o.w. Very Good. slipcase. 333pp; 38 folded folios. 2 volumes Folio in Slipcase. Very Good in Very Good Slipcase Very Good in Very Good Slipcase. Seller Inventory # 23105
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: As New. Seller Inventory # ABE-1698998177935
Book Description Hard cover. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 486 p. Audience: General/trade. Very good. 2 volume set in slipcase. Light shelf wear to slipcase. Jazz folios are still in shrink wrap inside printed card folder in the cloth cover. Cut-Outs in excellent condition. Seller Inventory # Alibris.0015911
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. 3822830526. Seller Inventory # 542908
Book Description hardcover. Condition: Like New. Massive two volume set in slipcase. Cut-outs looks unread, Jazz inserts (in chemise) are still in shrink wrap. Slipcase shows touch of shelf wear. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal. Seller Inventory # 111457
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. First Edition thus. Henri Matisse by Gilles Neret. Published by Taschen Gmbh in 2009. Hardcover ISBN:9783822830529. Collectible item in very fine condition. Seller Inventory # 3822830529
Book Description Condition: Very Good. Condition: Very Good +; Two oversize hardcovers in slipcase, Jazz and Cut-outs. Jazz is a facsimile of the original that was published in 1947, with unbound pages. The pages are printed in 18 colors on Old Mill from Italian paper mill Fedrigoni. The unbound pages are still in shrinkwrap and are protected by a french folded jacket and a hard-backed cover. Cut-outs Drawing With Scissors is 333 pages with many fold-out illustrations. Cut-outs is in Fine flawless condition and Jazz has a minor bump to the fore-edge of the front cover otherwise in Fine condition. The illustrated slipcase is noticably bumped on one edge but is otherwise clean and in excellent condition. Photos upon request. Seller Inventory # 1307081
Book Description Neret, Gilles and Xavier-Gilles (editors). HENRI MATISSE, Cut-outs. Drawing with Scissors / Jazz. 2 volumes; Cut Outs: texts by Xavier-Gilles Neret; 334 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w, including numerous gatefold plates. Folio, boards. Jazz: facsimile of the original, unpaginated, 20 color plates. Folio, loose sheets in wrappers and cloth cover. Both volumes in slipcase. Cologne, Taschen, 2009. Seller Inventory # 136950