Picasso and Braque: Pioneering Cubism [Hardcover]

William Rubin (Author)

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From Library Journal

In this revealing catalog of the recent Museum of Modern Art exhibition with the same title, cubism is for the first time examined as a living dialog built on Cezanne between the innovative Georges Braque and the virtuoso Pablo Picasso. Paintings for this unique showing were amassed from both public and private collections and are reproduced here in a visual feast of 321 color and 230 black-and-white illustrations. Soundly researched and fully footnoted, the catalog includes an introduction by William Rubin, director emeritus of the Department of Painting and Sculpture at MOMA and a chronology by Judith Cousins and Pierre Daix. A second volume of cubist scholarship presenting "the results of a seminar held after its participants have been able to see this exhibition" is expected in about a year. This catalog belongs in all modern art book collections.
- Ellen Bates, New York
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 460 pages
• Publisher: Harry N Abrams; First edition. edition (October 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810960656
• ISBN-13: 978-0810960657
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 9.5 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,389,050 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Groundbreaking, December 31, 2007

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Claude Reich (Florianopolis, Brazil and Paris, France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Picasso and Braque Pioneering Cubism (Paperback)

This book was the catalogue for a magnificent exhibition held at the Moma in NYC in 1989 and it has not been equalled ever since. Top-quality illustrations and a groundbreaking text that studies the ins and outs of the relationship between the two founders of Cubism, written by a legendary museum director, himself a friend of Picasso's: in short, one of the best exhibition catalogues ever written which, to this date, remains a reference on the subject of Cubism.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful collection of paintings, August 30, 2011

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This review is from: Picasso and Braque Pioneering Cubism (Paperback)

I saw their exhibit recently and fell in love with this style, understanding it has made it even more incredible. This book helped me marvel at what they were creating. Glad I got this book.