A.S. Byatt
Chooses The Red Studio by Henri Matisse
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Novelist |
Books include The Childrens Book (2009), A Whistling Woman (2002) and Possession (1990), which won the Man Booker Prize. Appointed DBE in 1999.
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The Red Studio by Matisse
锘緼.S. Byatt chooses The Red Studio (1911) by the French artist Henri Matisse. Presented by Mark Lawson.
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The Red Studio 漏 Succession H. Matisse / DACS 2013
From the Archive
Matisse's Life
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Matisse biographer Hilary Spurling on the colourful figure of Matisse鈥檚 wife and their brush with the Mafia.
锘縁rom Radio 4鈥檚 Great Lives 28 Sept 2001
Henri Matisse
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A rare 1951 成人快手 interview with Henri Matisse, in which he gives his replies in French.
锘縊riginally broadcast by the 成人快手 on 15 Sept 1951
Patrick Heron
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锘緼rtist Patrick Heron talking to the 成人快手 in 1971 about Matisse's use of colour.
A.S. Byatt on writing
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锘緼.S. Byatt talks to Mark Lawson about the way she constructs her novels, including A Whistling Woman.
锘縁rom Front Row on 7 May 2002
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