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17 April 2014updated 22 Apr 2014 10:31am

Henri Matisse: the hand that takes you for a ride

When he started “drawing with scissors”, Matisse found a whole new way to overthrow the habitual.

By Craig Raine

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Matisse at home in Nice, 1948. Photo: Time & Life/Getty

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