This publication provides an overview of Matisse's life and his 1948 livre d'artiste on the poetry of Pierre de Ronsard. An essay by Marcia Reed, Curator of Collections at the J Paul Getty Research Institute, examines the genesis of Matisse's project and explores Ronsard's poetry, with translations by French scholar Darren Wilde.

Paperbound, 96 pages with black-and-white illustrations, 8½ x 11 inches, Contemporary and Modern Print Exhibitions