CiNii Books - Picasso : challenging the past

This thought-provoking book presents a lively introduction to the 20th century's most important artist, Pablo Picasso. Picasso was a passionate student of the European painting tradition, and his memory for images was voracious. Naturally drawn to Spanish masters Velazquez and Goya, he also engaged with such figures as Rembrandt, Delacroix, Ingres, Manet, and Cezanne. Picasso repeatedly pitted himself against these masters, taking up their signature themes, techniques, and artistic concerns in audacious paintings of his own. Sometimes his "quotations" were direct, other times highly allusive. Always, Picasso made the implicit case that it was he in the 20th century who most forcefully reinvigorated the European tradition. This book showcases his extraordinary work, where we witness the daring transformation of the art of the past into, in Picasso's own words, "something else entirely." Published by the National Gallery Company/Distributed by Yale University Press

Volume: : hbk ISBN 9781857094527

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From his earliest years Pablo Picasso was a passionate student of the European painting tradition. He was naturally drawn to the Spanish masters Velazquez and Goya, but such figures as Rembrandt, Delacroix, Ingres, Manet, and Cezanne were also important artistic heroes. Picasso repeatedly pitted himself against these masters, taking up their signature themes, techniques, and artistic concerns in audacious paintings of his own. Sometimes his "quotations" were direct, other times highly allusive. Always Picasso made the implicit case that it was he in the 20th century who most forcefully reinvigorated the European tradition. Liberally illustrated with 150 full-color plates of works by Picasso and those who inspired him, the book showcases the technical dexterity, independence, and vitality of Picasso's creative processes as he daringly transformed the art of the past into, as he described it, "something else entirely." Published by National Gallery Company/Distributed by Yale University Press Exhibition Schedule: National Gallery, London (2/25/09-6/7/09)

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Introduction, Elizabeth Cowling
Text, Susan Grace Galassi, Christopher Riopelle and Anne Robbins
Young Picasso, up to 1906
Picasso Cubiste, 1907-17
Return to Order, 1918-26
Surreal Picasso, late 1920s-1930s
Director of the Prado, 1930s-1940s
Variations, 1950s
Final years, 1950-1970s
With bibliography and index.

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