...is an art of balance, of purity and serenity, devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter ... a soothing, calming influence on the mind, something...good armchair which provides relaxation from physical latigue, FDF i. Flam, i986. p. 504, n. 34. observes that in November ul" lyi6 the painting, in its...

...restorative contemplation of beauty within an intimate, perfectly unified environment: "What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity, devoid...soothing, calming influence on the mind, something which provides relaxation from fatigues and toil."*' In order to achieve a sense of purity and serenity...

...Flam, ed., Matisse on Art (New York: Dutton, 1987). The full Matisse quote is: "What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity, devoid...which provides relaxation from physical fatigue." 9. On the connection between religious beliefs and landscape in nineteenth-century America see Barbara...

...troubling or depressing subject matter, an art which could be for every mental worker, for the business man as well as the man of letters, for example, a soothing,...armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue. Of course, Matisse had much more than a simple anodyne for our everyday problems in mind, wishing for...

...art of balance, of purity and serenity, devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter, an art that could be for every mental worker, for the businessman...soothing, calming influence on the mind, something that provides relaxation from fatigue and toil."" This conception is logical and acceptable. To interpret...

...troubling or depressing subject matter, an art which could be for every mental worker, for the business man as well as the man of letters, for example, a soothing,...which provides relaxation from physical fatigue."' Even George Grosz, known for his morbid images of World War I, could create gardens of love in his...

...devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter, an art which could be for every mental worker ... a soothing, calming influence on the mind, something...which provides relaxation from physical fatigue." The two statements mark a great transformation in the class structure of society. Five years after...

...d'affaires among the designated recipients of his serene art: What l dream of is an art of balance, of punty and serenity, devoid of troubling or depressing subject...armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue . . . (Matisse, 1908:35-40} Matisse's language is both gender and class specific. The beneficiary of...

...art of balance, of purity and serenity, devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter, an art that could be for every mental worker, for the businessman...influence on the mind, something like a good armchair that provides relaxation from fatigue." On the basis of this unfortunate simile, he would become for...

...critical conflagration. Describing the intended purpose of his art, he wrote that he hoped it would be 'for every mental worker, for the businessman as...good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue'.2 Ten years later, the Dada Richard Huelsenbeck issued the inevitable counter from the forefront...