4 hatje cantz publishers henri matisse figure color space edited by pia müller-tamm essays by gottfried böhm stefan grohé peter kropmanns rémi labrusse isabelle monod-fontaine maria müller margret stuffmann beate söntgen and katharina sykora no other subject inspired henri matisse with such passion throughout his career as the female figure in interior settings this is the most comprehensive publication to cover the topic of women in the work of the great regenerator of european painting and in so doing it covers the full spectrum of matisse s creative evolution from the small somber early pictures ...