Picasso by Carsten-Peter Warncke

The genius of the century... 'I wanted to be a painter, and I became Picasso,' declared Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) in an apt survey of a triumphant career. He had good grounds for the confidence palpable in his statement, for in the history of 20th century art, his name stands out over all the others. In Picasso s paintings, drawings, lithographs, ceramics, and sculptures, he was tirelessly inventive and innovative, exhibiting an aesthetic bravado that kept him one step ahead of his contemporaries. From subject matter to new forms and techniques to new media, Picasso got there first. The Spanish artist's enormous output, from the eight-year-old's beginnings to the late work of a man of ninety-one, is surely one of the most diverse and creatively energetic in the whole history of art, and it is no exaggeration to see him as the genius of the century. Carsten-Peter Warncke's study is a thorough review of Picasso's entire oeuvre, from the early Blue and Rose Periods, through the analytic and synthetic cubism and classicist phase all the way up to the art of the old savage Picasso. This 2006 Taschen GmbH Hardback is in good condition. DJ; Large; Heavy. Slight wear to the dust jacket at the top, minimal foxing to the top edge of pages. Very heavy - extra postage may be required for overseas orders.

ISBN: 9783822850282 SKU: 1574295 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.

Location: Art