Picasso and the Mysteries of Life
William H. Robinson
€ 26.08
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Picasso and the Mysteries of Life
Paperback. 'Picasso and the Mysteries of Life' uses new scientific studies of 'La Vie' to examine the artist's working method and the painting's enigmatic subject. Author William H. Robinson reconstructs the relationship between the painting's complex symbolism and the process of its creation. Num Pages: 176 pages, 200 Colour. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 219 x 14. Weight in Grams: 660.
Few artistic moments are as instantly recognisable as Pablo Picasso's Blue Period, and from it La Vie (Life) has emerged as the culminating masterpiece. This book not only examines 'La Vie's' history and physical structure in unprecedented detail but also uses the painting as the touchstone for exploring a broad array of issues vital to modernist culture of the 19th and 20th centuries. Picasso and the Mysteries of Life uses new scientific studies of 'La Vie' to examine the artist's working method and the painting's enigmatic subject. Author William H. Robinson reconstructs the relationship between the painting's complex symbolism and ... Read more
Few artistic moments are as instantly recognisable as Pablo Picasso's Blue Period, and from it La Vie (Life) has emerged as the culminating masterpiece. This book not only examines 'La Vie's' history and physical structure in unprecedented detail but also uses the painting as the touchstone for exploring a broad array of issues vital to modernist culture of the 19th and 20th centuries. Picasso and the Mysteries of Life uses new scientific studies of 'La Vie' to examine the artist's working method and the painting's enigmatic subject. Author William H. Robinson reconstructs the relationship between the painting's complex symbolism and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
D Giles Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781907804212
SKU
V9781907804212
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About William H. Robinson
William H. Robinson, curator of modern European art at Cleveland Museum of Art, has published extensively on subjects concerned with European and American art of the 19th and 20th centuries, including most recently Van Gogh Repetitions (2013); Against the Grain: Modernism in the Midwest (2010) and Barcelona & Modernity: Picasso, Gaudi, Miro, Dali (2006).
Reviews for Picasso and the Mysteries of Life