Picasso: Seven Decades of Drawing

Hardback

Main Details

Title Picasso: Seven Decades of Drawing
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Olivier Berggruen
By (author) Christine Poggi
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:160
Dimensions(mm): Height 305,Width 248
Category/GenreThe arts - general issues
Art and design styles - Cubism
Art and design styles - Surrealism and Dada
Drawing and drawings
Individual artists and art monographs
ISBN/Barcode 9780847871803
ClassificationsDewey:741.944
Audience
General
Illustrations 85 colour illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Rizzoli International Publications
Imprint Rizzoli International Publications
Publication Date 4 January 2022
Publication Country United States

Description

'There's nothing more difficult than a line.' - Pablo Picasso Picasso: Seven Decades of Drawing surveys Pablo Picasso's prodigious career as a draftsman, including over 40 examples on loan from private collections spanning nearly 70 years of the artist's long and celebrated career. The book showcases drawings in a wide range of media, from works in charcoal and crayon to coloured pencil, collage or papiers colles, graphite, gouache, ink, pastel, and watercolour. Some of the drawings on loan are rarely on view and they provide insight into the evolution of his iconic paintings, such as Les Demoiselles d'Avignon and Guernica, while others stand alone as virtuoso, independent works, highlighting Picasso's mastery of line, form, and medium. The book ultimately examines how drawing serves as the vital thread connecting all of Picasso's art.

Author Biography

Olivier Berggruen is a German-American art historian and independent curator based in New York. Christine Poggi is Judy and Michael Steinhardt Director and Professor of Fine Arts at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University.