Tate Britain Talk: Hilary Spurling - Matisse and British Art
Saturday September 16, 2006
On Thursday 28 September 2006, 6.30pm–8pm, Hilary Spurling, renowned author of a two-volume work on Henri Matisse, examines the relationship Matisse had to English painters such as JMW Turner. Booking is required and tickets cost £7 (£4.50 concessions). Book online or call 020 7887 8888.
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I wish I could be there for this, it’s sure to be fantastic! I’ve thoroughly reading her two volumes on Matisse. It’s written as biography, rather than art history, so you don’t have to get your head around all sorts of art jargon to get to the “interesting bits”.