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Guernica: The Biography of a Twentieth-century Icon
Gijs Van Hensbergen
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Description for Guernica: The Biography of a Twentieth-century Icon
Paperback. The story of the famous painting by Picasso and its diverse meanings from its conception to the present day Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 276. The Biography of a Twentieth-century Icon. 384 pages. The story of the famous painting by Picasso and its diverse meanings from its conception to the present day. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DSE; AFC; AGB. Dimension: 198 x 127 x 25. Weight: 328.
Of all the great paintings in the world, Picasso's Guernica has had a more direct impact on our consciousness than perhaps any other. In this absorbing and revealing book, Gijs van Hensbergen tells the story of this masterpiece. Starting with its origin in the destruction of the Basque town of Gernika in the Spanish Civil War, the painting is then used as a weapon in the propaganda battle against Fascism. Later it becomes the nucleus of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the detonator for the Big Bang of Abstract Expressionism in the late 1940s. This tale ... Read more
Of all the great paintings in the world, Picasso's Guernica has had a more direct impact on our consciousness than perhaps any other. In this absorbing and revealing book, Gijs van Hensbergen tells the story of this masterpiece. Starting with its origin in the destruction of the Basque town of Gernika in the Spanish Civil War, the painting is then used as a weapon in the propaganda battle against Fascism. Later it becomes the nucleus of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the detonator for the Big Bang of Abstract Expressionism in the late 1940s. This tale ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747568735
SKU
V9780747568735
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99-50
About Gijs Van Hensbergen
Gijs van Hensbergen lectures on architecture and is the author of Art Deco (1986) , In the Kitchens of Castile (1992, reissued 2002) and the acclaimed biography Gaudi (2001).
Reviews for Guernica: The Biography of a Twentieth-century Icon
'Enthralling ... This is high-action drama, told like the rest within a huge frame of reference, theme interlocked with theme ... A painting which began its life within a particular political context has emerged as a universal statement on the ever-present horror and suffering of war. Van Hensbergen has treated an extraordinary subject admirably' Evening Standard 'Brilliant' Observer ... Read more