Picasso
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Few names in the history of Western art carry the seismic weight of Pablo Picasso, and this landmark exhibition catalogue — produced for the 1984 touring retrospective across Australia's premier cultural institutions — captures the full, staggering breadth of his revolutionary genius. Spanning his Blue Period melancholy, the fractured geometries of Cubism, his fierce Surrealist provocations, and the restless experimentation of his later decades, the volume presents a comprehensive survey of a career that irrevocably altered the course of modern art. Richly illustrated and accompanied by authoritative scholarly commentary, this catalogue functions as both a vital historical document and an enduring testament to Picasso's unparalleled inventiveness. It chronicles the works exhibited at the National Gallery of Victoria (28 July – 23 September 1984) and the Art Gallery of New South Wales (10 October – 2 December 1984), offering Australian audiences — then and now — an intimate encounter with the man who once declared, Everything you can imagine is real. For collectors, art historians, and the simply curious alike, this is an essential and irreplaceable piece of Australian cultural history.
Author: James B. Leslie
Format: Hardback
Published: 1984, National Gallery of Victoria / Art Gallery of New South Wales
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Few names in the history of Western art carry the seismic weight of Pablo Picasso, and this landmark exhibition catalogue — produced for the 1984 touring retrospective across Australia's premier cultural institutions — captures the full, staggering breadth of his revolutionary genius. Spanning his Blue Period melancholy, the fractured geometries of Cubism, his fierce Surrealist provocations, and the restless experimentation of his later decades, the volume presents a comprehensive survey of a career that irrevocably altered the course of modern art. Richly illustrated and accompanied by authoritative scholarly commentary, this catalogue functions as both a vital historical document and an enduring testament to Picasso's unparalleled inventiveness. It chronicles the works exhibited at the National Gallery of Victoria (28 July – 23 September 1984) and the Art Gallery of New South Wales (10 October – 2 December 1984), offering Australian audiences — then and now — an intimate encounter with the man who once declared, Everything you can imagine is real. For collectors, art historians, and the simply curious alike, this is an essential and irreplaceable piece of Australian cultural history.