Books with title How the Snail Found Its Colors: The Art of Matisse

French artist Henri Matisse gradually turned away from traditional drawing and painting to adopt a radical but simple approach to art. In How the Snail Found Its Colors, the story of a snail's search for the right color for its shell helps us understand how Matisse refined his technique and how the selection of particular colors and shapes was the key to his art.

French artist Henri Matisse gradually turned away from traditional drawing and painting to adopt a radical but simple approach to art. In How the Snail Found Its Colors, the story of a snail's search for the right color for its shell helps us understand how Matisse refined his technique and how the selection of particular colors and shapes was the key to his art.