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Matisse at War: Art and Resistance in Nazi Occupied France

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內容簡介 當納粹佔領法國，許多人逃離，馬蒂斯卻留下來—— 他的家人投入地下抵抗運動，而他則用剪紙與色彩對抗戰爭的黑暗。在歷史最黑暗的時刻，他創作出最明亮的作品。 這是馬蒂斯一生中最危險、也最重要的創作時期。本書入圍 2025 年馬菲爾德獎（The Marfield Prize）與美國藝術寫作國家獎決選，是一部突破性的藝術史與歷史紀實作品，聚焦於第二次世界大戰期間，亨利．馬蒂斯與家人在納粹佔領法國時拒絕撤離、堅持留下的歲月，揭開他們在法國地下抵抗運動中的熱情與勇氣，以及藝術家在法西斯、暴力與仇恨陰影下創作出的革命性作品。1940 年，納粹席捲法國，馬蒂斯正處於人生與藝術的十字路口：四十二年的婚姻結束、健康狀況惡化、在現代藝術界成名數十年後，他卻陷入深深的自我懷疑。當許多藝術家與名人紛紛逃離法國時，馬蒂斯選擇留在尼斯，與他的助手兼伴侶莉迪亞．德列克托斯卡亞（Lydia Delectorskaya）一起避難。他的留下，成為當時法國人民精神上的象徵。戰爭期間，尼斯街頭上敵方間諜與抵抗組織成員如同貓捉老鼠般周旋；馬蒂斯的家人也各自投入抵抗行動—— 他的兒子尚（Jean）協助盟軍進行破壞行動； 在巴黎納粹旗幟下，他的妻子艾蜜莉（Amélie）為共產黨地下組織工作； 他摯愛的女兒瑪格麗特（Marguerite）參與法國抵抗運動，被蓋世太保逮捕並施以酷刑，判送至拉文斯布呂克集中營，後來在盟軍轟炸導致列車停駛時奇蹟逃生； 他的兒子皮耶（Pierre）協助猶太藝術家逃往紐約；甚至連他的孫子在青少年時期也冒著生命危險對抗德軍與維琪政權。在這樣動盪與黑暗的時代裡，馬蒂斯以藝術回應戰爭。他發明了嶄新的剪紙創作技法，創作出一系列最具代表性的作品，包括《伊卡洛斯的墜落》（The Fall of Icarus）、戴高樂肖像、Monsieur Loyal，以及劃時代的剪紙書《Jazz》。這些戰時作品既是藝術創新，也是隱晦而勇敢的抵抗行動。作者克里斯多福．C．戈勒姆（Christopher C. Gorham）透過私人書信與大量史料，重新描繪馬蒂斯人生中這段關鍵時期，呈現一位藝術家如何在戰爭苦難中重新找到創作意義，以人類想像力之光對抗法西斯的黑暗，創造出二十世紀藝術史上最重要的一批作品。 Finalist for The Marfield Prize, National Award for Arts Writing, 2025 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 author of The Confidante. In 1940, with the Nazis sweeping through France, Henri Matisse found himself at a personal and artistic crossroads. His 42-year marriage had ended, he was gravely ill, and after decades at the forefront of modern art, he was beset by doubt. As scores of famous figures escaped the country, Matisse took refuge in Nice, with his companion, Lydia Delectorskaya. By defiantly remaining, Matisse was a source of inspiration for his nation. While enemy agents and Resistance fighters played cat-and-mouse in the alleyways of Nice, Matisse's son, Jean, engaged in sabotage efforts with the Allies. In Paris, under the swastika, Matisse's estranged wife, Amélie, worked for the Communist underground. His beloved daughter, Marguerite, active in the French Resistance, was arrested and tortured by the Gestapo, sentenced to Ravensbruck concentration camp--and miraculously escaped when her train was halted by Allied bombs. His younger, son, Pierre helped Jewish artists escape to New York; even his teenaged grandson risked his life by defying the Germans and their Vichy collaborators. Amidst this chaos, Matisse responded to the dark days of war by inventing a dazzling new paper technique that led to some of his most iconic pieces, including The Fall of Icarus, his profile of Charles De Gaulle, Monsieur Loyal, and his groundbreaking cut-out book, Jazz. His wartime works were acts of resistance, subtly patriotic and daringly new. Drawing on intimate letters and a multitude of other sources, Christopher C. Gorham illuminates this momentous stage of Matisse's life as never before, revealing an artist on a journey of reinvention, wrenching meaning from the suffering of war, and holding up the light of human imagination against the torch of fascism to create some of the most exciting work of his career, of the 20th century, and in the history of art.

作者介紹

作者介紹 Christopher C. Gorham is a lawyer, educator, and acclaimed author whose books include Matisse at War and the Goodreads Choice Award finalist, The Confidante. With degrees in history from Tufts University and the University of Michigan, he served on the editorial staff of the Syracuse Law Review while earning his J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law. His writing has appeared in The Washington Post and in online journals. He lives with his wife in Watertown and Chatham, Massachusetts, and can be found online at ChristopherCGorham.com.

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