The Adventures, Mysteries And Many Lives Of A Matisse Masterpiececreated In 1911, Henri Matisses The Red Studio Would Go On To Become One Of The Most Influential Works In The History Of Modern Art. The Painting, Which Has Hung In Momas Galleries Since 1949, Depicts The Artists Studio In The Parisian Suburb Of Issy-les-moulineaux, Filled With His Own Artworks, Furniture And Decorative Objects. Matisses Radical Decision To Saturate The Works Surface With Red Has Fascinated Generations Of Scholars And Artists, Yet Much Remained To Be Discovered About The Paintings Genesis And History.published In Conjunction With An Exhibition That Reunites The Artworks Shown In The Red Studio For The First Time Since They Left Matisses Work Space, This Copiously Illustrated Catalog Examines The Paintings And Sculptures Depicted In It, From Familiar Works Such As Young Sailor Ii (1906) To Lesser-known Pieces Whose Locations Have Only Recently Been Discovered.