The adventures, mysteries and many lives of a Matisse masterpiece

Created in 1911, Henri Matisse's The Red Studio would go on to become one of the most influential works in the history of modern art. The painting, which has hung in MoMA's galleries since 1949, depicts the artist's studio in the Parisian suburb of Issy-les-Moulineaux, filled with his own artworks, furniture and decorative objects. Matisse's radical decision to saturate the work's surface with red has fascinated generations of scholars and artists, yet much remained to be discovered about the painting's genesis and history.

Published in conjunction with an exhibition that reunites the artworks shown in The Red Studio for the first time since they left Matisse's work space, this copiously illustrated catalog examines the paintings and sculptures depicted in it, from familiar works such as Young Sailor II (1906) to lesser-known pieces whose locations have

only recently been discovered. A narrative essay by Ann Temkin, the Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis Chief Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and Dorthe Aagesen, Chief Curator and Senior Researcher at Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, traces the life of The Red Studio, from the initial commissioning of the work in 1911 through its early history of exhibition and ownership to its arrival at MoMA after World War II. The book features a rich selection of archival materials, including photographs, letters and ephemera, many of which have never before been published or exhibited. With its groundbreaking research and close reading of the work, Matisse: The Red Studio transforms our understanding of this landmark of 20th-century art.

探索马蒂斯杰作中的冒险、神秘和许多生命故事

亨利·马蒂斯（Henri Matisse）的《红色工作室》创作于1911年，后来成为现代艺术史上最具影响力的作品之一。这幅画自1949年以来一直悬挂在纽约现代艺术博物馆（MoMA）的画廊里，描绘了艺术家在巴黎郊区伊西莱穆利欧的工作室，里面摆满了他自己的艺术作品、家具和装饰品。马蒂斯将作品表面染成红色的激进决定让几代学者和艺术家着迷，但关于这幅画的起源和历史仍有许多东西有待发现。

展览《红色工作室》中的艺术品在离开马蒂斯的工作空间后首次重聚，本书伴随此次展览出版，对其中描述的绘画和雕塑进行了研究，从熟悉的作品如《年轻的水手II》（1906年），到最近才被发现位置的不太知名的作品。由纽约现代艺术博物馆绘画和雕塑部首席策展人安·坦金（Ann Temkin）、玛丽·约瑟（Marie-Josée）和亨利·克拉维斯（Henry Kravis），以及哥本哈根国立丹麦美术馆首席馆长兼高级研究员多尔特·阿格森（Dorthe Aagesen）撰写的叙述性文章追溯了《红色工作室》的生活，从1911年作品的最初委托，到其早期的展览和所有权历史，再到战后抵达纽约现代艺术博物馆。该书提供了丰富的档案资料，包括照片、信件和简讯，其中许多资料以前从未出版或展出过。凭借其突破性的研究和对作品的仔细研读，本书改变了我们对这个20世纪艺术里程碑的理解。