Picasso (Big Art) (Hardcover)

by Prof Carsten-Peter Warncke (Author) "Picasso is not just a man and his work..." (more)
Key Phrases: formal idiom, spatial values, synthetic cubism, New York, Las Meninas, Les Demoiselles (more...)

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The genius of the century...

"I wanted to be a painter, and I became Picasso," declared Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) in an apt survey of a triumphant career. He had good grounds for the confidence palpable in his statement, for in the history of 20th century art, his name stands out over all the others. In Picasso’s paintings, drawings, lithographs, ceramics, and sculptures, he was tirelessly inventive and innovative, exhibiting an aesthetic bravado that kept him one step ahead of his contemporaries. From subject matter to new forms and techniques to new media, Picasso got there first. The Spanish artist's enormous output, from the eight-year-old's beginnings to the late work of a man of ninety-one, is surely one of the most diverse and creatively energetic in the whole history of art, and it is no exaggeration to see him as the genius of the century. Carsten-Peter Warncke's study is a thorough review of Picasso's entire oeuvre, from the early Blue and Rose Periods, through the analytic and synthetic cubism and classicist phase all the way up to the art of the old savage Picasso.

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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Taschen; 25th edition (August 2, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3822850284
• ISBN-13: 978-3822850282
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #34,849 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars All things Picasso, January 23, 2009

By	megbeatle (Illinois) - See all my reviews

I'm a huge Picasso fan, so this book was a must. It is such a great deal for a large hardcover book with tons of information about Picasso and his artwork. It is written in chronological order of Picasso's life, and shows his growth and maturity as an artist. I love the huge color images of his artwork, and the study sketches he used for creating some of his best work. There is a timeline of his life and the events that shaped his way of expressing himself. What a wonderful book about one of the greatest and most recognizable artists of our time.