Matisse-Manguin. Correspondances 1902-1914.

This book gathers and sheds light on the correspondence between Henri Matisse and Henri Manguin, two major figures of the Fauvist movement and lifelong friends. The project grew out of a wish to preserve, document and publish their exchange of letters, drawn from family archives kept for several decades. Built on previously unpublished archival documents, cross-checked and enriched through research on both artists, the book goes beyond a simple publication of correspondence: it places the letters in their artistic, personal and historical context, richly illustrated throughout. The correspondence spans 1902-1914, a pivotal period in the emergence of Fauvism and the shaping of artistic modernity. The book is the result of more than twenty years of research, archival cross-referencing and editorial work, drawing on the Matisse and Manguin families as well as numerous specialists, including Wanda de Guébriant, a leading expert on Matisse’s work, until her death in 2019.

Text in French.