Henri Matisse. Correspondance avec ...

Henri Matisse. Correspondance avec Andre Rouveyre Preface and notes by means of Hanne Finsen. Paris: Flammarion, 2001 674 pp F660

Matisse, Henri

Matisse, 1869-1908 Hilary Spurling. Trans. (from English) Andre Zavriew. Paris: Seuil, 2001 502 pp

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