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Item Details
Title:
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PICASSO: CHALLENGING THE PAST
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By: |
Elizabeth Cowling, Christopher Riopelle, Anne Robbins |
Format: |
Paperback |
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£16.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1857094514 |
ISBN 13: |
9781857094510 |
Publisher: |
NATIONAL GALLERY COMPANY LTD |
Pub. date: |
5 December, 2009 |
Pages: |
176 |
Description: |
From his earliest years Pablo Picasso was a passionate student of the European painting tradition. His memory for images was voracious, and he amassed an art collection of his own. This book showcases the technical dexterity, independence and vitality of Picasso's creative processes. |
Synopsis: |
This thought-provoking book presents a lively introduction to the 20th century's most important artist, Pablo Picasso. Picasso was a passionate student of the European painting tradition, and his memory for images was voracious. Naturally drawn to Spanish masters Velazquez and Goya, he also engaged with such figures as Rembrandt, Delacroix, Ingres, Manet, and Cezanne. Picasso repeatedly pitted himself against these masters, taking up their signature themes, techniques, and artistic concerns in audacious paintings of his own. Sometimes his "quotations" were direct, other times highly allusive. Always, Picasso made the implicit case that it was he in the 20th century who most forcefully reinvigorated the European tradition. This book showcases his extraordinary work, where we witness the daring transformation of the art of the past into, in Picasso's own words, "something else entirely." |
Illustrations: |
150 colour illustrations |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
National Gallery Company Ltd |
Returns: |
Returnable |
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