Penguin Classics: Henri Matisse

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Diagnosed with cancer, the acclaimed painter and rival of Picasso seemed to be facing his demise. Then something unexpected happened. After a lifesaving operation that left him too weak to paint, and often too frail to even get out of bed, Matisse invented a ground-breaking and effortless new way of making art. The results rank among his greatest works. In an astonishing blaze of creativity, he began conjuring mesmerizing designs of dazzling dancers and thrilling tightrope walkers, sensuous swimmers and mythical figures falling from the heavens. His jouful and unprecedented new works were as spontaneous as jazz music and as wondrous as crystal-clear lagoons. His medium? Coloured paper and scissors.