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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.

The Red Studio by Matisse

锘緼.S. Byatt chooses The Red Studio (1911) by the French artist Henri Matisse. Presented by Mark Lawson.

The Red Studio 漏 Succession H. Matisse / DACS 2013

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Matisse's Life

Matisse biographer Hilary Spurling on the colourful figure of Matisse鈥檚 wife and their brush with the Mafia.

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锘縁rom Radio 4鈥檚 Great Lives 28 Sept 2001

Henri Matisse

A rare 1951 成人快手 interview with Henri Matisse, in which he gives his replies in French.

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锘縊riginally broadcast by the 成人快手 on 15 Sept 1951

Patrick Heron

锘緼rtist Patrick Heron talking to the 成人快手 in 1971 about Matisse's use of colour.

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A.S. Byatt on writing

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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