{"product_id":"2026200015424-secondhand-the-essential-cubism-1907-1920","title":"The Essential Cubism 1907-1920","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the dawn of the twentieth century, a handful of radical artists shattered centuries of pictorial convention and rebuilt the visual world from the ground up — The Essential Cubism 1907–1920 is the definitive chronicle of that seismic revolution. Published to accompany the landmark 1983 Tate Gallery exhibition, the volume presents an authoritative survey of Cubism in its truest, most concentrated form, focusing on the pioneering work of Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, and Juan Gris, alongside the broader circle of artists who shaped the movement's trajectory across its formative thirteen years. Curated and authored by Douglas Cooper and Gary Tinterow, the catalogue details the stylistic evolution from the proto-Cubist fractures of 1907 through the refined synthetic language of 1920, illustrating how fragmented planes, multiple perspectives, and radical abstraction dismantled the Renaissance ideal of representation.\n\nBeyond its role as an exhibition record, this volume stands as a cornerstone text in the history of modern art, arguing that true Cubism was a rigorous, intellectual discipline shared by a select few rather than a broad stylistic tendency. Cooper's famously exacting scholarship underpins every entry, offering incisive analysis that continues to provoke debate among art historians and enthusiasts alike. Richly illustrated and meticulously researched, it remains an indispensable reference for anyone seeking to understand how a movement born in a Montmartre studio irrevocably altered the course of Western art — and why its echoes have never truly faded.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203113001179,"sku":"2026200015424-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/466ae050-b686-4888-b213-830e5aa90a46.png?v=1788144105","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015424-secondhand-the-essential-cubism-1907-1920","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}