Matisse at War

Spotlighting the years during WWII when Henri Matisse and his family defiantly refused to evacuate Nazi-occupied France, this groundbreaking book illuminates the previously untold history of their passionate roles in the Resistance and the prodigious, revolutionary work the artist produced in the face of fascism, violence, and hate.

For readers of Jeffrey H. Jackson’s Paper Bullets, Martin Dugard’s Taking Paris, Julie Orringer’s The Flight Portfolio, and Picasso’s War by Hugh Eakin – from the acclaimed