The catalogue for the Tate's exhibition Henri-Matisse: The Cut-Outs surveys Mati
sse's late collages, including Jazz and the Vence chapel. Works from small-scale
collages to frand mural projects are not only illustrated in their final forms
but also seen in progres in numerous studio photographs. Fold-out pages give an
idea of teh expansive nature of The Parakeet and teh Mermaid, 1952, and The Swim
ming Pool, 1952, at 16m wide. A technical summary of the cut-outs explains the r
ange of papers used, the paint used to colour the sheets and the method of compo
sition.--Alexander Adams"The Art Newspaper"
