Soft covered book titled MATISSE by Lawrence Gowing, 212 Illustrations, 32 in color, 1979, 216 pages. In this richly illustrated study, Lawrence Gowing takes us through Matisse's career, assessing his influence on the art that has followed him and looking closely at Matisse's own achievements. The detailed discussion of individual works reveals the subtlety and complexity of one of the greatest masters of our time. This book is in VG condition, pages clean and intact, and the binding is tight. Slight crimp in the pages due to improper storage at some point in the past.