Picasso and portraiture : representation and transformation / edited by William Rubin ; essays by Anne Baldassari, Pierre Daix, Michael C. FitzGerald [et al.]

Rubin, William. Baldassari, Anne. Daix, Pierre. FitzGerald, Michael C. Museum of Modern Art (New York). Grand Palais (Paris)

ISBN 10: 0500237247 / ISBN 13: 9780500237243

Edité par London : Thames and Hudson, 1996

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Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 495 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm. Notes; Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, 28 April - 17 September 1996, and at the Grand Palais, Paris, October 1996 - January 1997. Subject; Picasso, Pablo. 3 Kg.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Picasso and portraiture : representation and transformation / edited by William Rubin ; essays by Anne Baldassari, Pierre Daix, Michael C. FitzGerald [et al.]
• Éditeur: London : Thames and Hudson
• Date de parution: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0500237247
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780500237243
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• Édition: First Edition.
• État de la jaquette: Jaquette
• Poids: 3 kilogrammes

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Synopsis

The first 100 years of modern art witnessed the popularization of photography, the decline of traditional patronage, and an increasing emphasis on abstraction in painting, all of which threatened the survival of portraiture as a genre. It continued to flourish because modern painters - Picasso foremost amongst them - sought and found meaningful new ways to portray the human face. This book focuses on this part of the artist's oevre, reproducing works in oil, gouache, pastel, charcoal and other media to illustrate the solutions Picasso invented to solve the "problem" of the modernist portrait. Published to accompany an exhibition to be shown at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 1996, the book contains eight essays examining different periods and aspects of Picasso's career. The personal relationships between Picasso and his subjects are clarified. Contributions come from Anne Baldassari, Pierre Daix, Michael Fitzgerald, Brigitte Leal, Marilyn McCully, Robert Rosenblum, William Rubin, Helene Seckel and Kirk Varnedoe.