Cubist Picasso

Hardback

Main Details

Title Cubist Picasso
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Anne Baldassari
By (author) Pierre Daix
By (author) Jean-Claude Lebensztejn
By (author) Irving Lavin
By (author) Leo Steinberg
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:368
Dimensions(mm): Height 270,Width 250
Category/GenreArt and design styles - Cubism
Painting and paintings
Individual artists and art monographs
ISBN/Barcode 9782080300485
ClassificationsDewey:759.6
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Editions Flammarion
Imprint Flammarion
Publication Date 19 November 2007
Publication Country France

Description

Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (Museum of Modern Art, NewYork) dubbed by Pierre Daix as "the first painting in modern art" represents a milestone in the history of art. Picasso's radical break with tradition was to be a decisive influence on modern visual art. Only after this painting did Picasso, together with Braque, feel able to launch into the Cubist adve n t u re which literally splintered the visual realm; it was to change the face of painting forever by creating a new visual language and an original perspective on the world.

Author Biography

Pepe Karmel received his B.A. from Harvard College and his Ph.D. from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, and now teaches in the Department of Art History, New York University. He is the author of Picasso and the Invention of Cubism, and has written for publications including Art in America and The New York Times. Karmel has also curated or co-curated numerous exhibitions.

Reviews

"The book is splendidly illustrated and the images alone make it valuable. Not only are there 400 color plates and a number of early photographs of the artist's studio, but the various chapters are preceded by more than a dozen full-page, enlarged details." Artblog.com