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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2016 | Elementary
PreS-Gr 3—When Henri Matisse, because of illness, could no longer paint and sculpt using traditional methods, he created cutouts, a combination of sculpture and painting. This allowed the 20th-century artist to flourish in spite of challenges to his mobility. Van Haeringen imagines how Matisse discovered the process of creating cutouts in his hospital bed after his abdominal surgery. The illustrations, in pen and ink and watercolor, depict Ma...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on April 1, 2016
Van Haeringen makes creative use of bold primary colors and white space to reconstruct the world of Henri Matisse as he endures a mobil...Log In or Sign Up to Read More