Henri Matisse. A Second Life, Paperback/Alastair Sooke

'One January morning in 1941, only a fortnight or so after his seventy-first birthday, the bearded and bespectacled French artist Henri Matisse was lying in a hospital bed preparing to die.' Diagnosed with cancer, the acclaimed painter, and rival of Picasso, seemed to be facing his demise. Then something unexpected happened. Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Author(s): Alastair Sooke Number of pages: 128 Publication date: 2014 Dimensions: 182 x 129 x 9 Cover type: Paperback / softback