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Picasso : life and art / by Pierre Daix.

By: Daix, PierreMaterial type: TextTextReference number:ocm22911392Language: English Original language: French Publication details: New York, N.Y. : Icon Editions, 1993. Edition: 1st edDescription: xiii, 450 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN: 0064309762 :Uniform titles: Picasso. English Subject(s): Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973 | Artists -- France -- BiographyDDC classification: 709/.2 | B LOC classification: N6853.P5 | D2613 1993
Contents:
Pt. 1. The Formation of Genius. 1. Yo, Picasso (1881-1897). 2. From Prodigy to Artist (1897-1900). 3. Paris, Here I Come! (1900-1901). 4. The Tragedy of Casagemas and the Blue Period (1901-1904). 5. Love at the Bateau-Lavoir (1904-1905) -- Pt. 2. To the Avant-Garde. 6. Decisive Encounters (1906-Early 1907). 7. Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907). 8. The Cordee with Braque (1907-1908). 9. The Invention of Cubism (1909-1911) -- Pt. 3. Eva or Liberty. 10. The Cubist Explosion (Summer 1911-1912). 11. The Revolution of Papiers Colles (Autumn 1912-Summer 1913). 12. Fulfillment (Autumn 1913-Summer 1914). 13. The War and Eva's Death (Summer 1914-1916) -- Pt. 4. Olga or Marriage. 14. Parade and Marriage (1916-1917). 15. Return to Order (1918-Early 1920). 16. Paternity and Classicism (1920-1923). 17. The Approach of Surrealism (1923-1924). 18. Crisis of Marriage (1924-1926). Conjectures on Picasso's Philosophy at This Critical Juncture -- Pt. 5. Marie-Therese or The Secret. 19. The Metamorphoses (1927-1929). 20. Renewal of Surrealism (1929-1930). 21. Hymn to Marie-Therese (1931-1932). 22. A Marriage Ends (1933-1934). 23. The Birth of Maya (1935-1936) -- Pt. 6. Dora Maar or The War. 24. Spain at Heart (1936-1937). 25. From Guernica to Munich (1937-1938). 26. The War (1938-1940). 27. The Resistance (1940-1944) -- Pt. 7. Francoise and Commitment. 28. A New Departure (1944-1946). 29. Francoise (1946). 30. Between Socialist Realism and Abstract Art (1947-1951). 31. "A Detestable Season in Hell" (1951-1953) -- Pt. 8. Jacqueline and the Freedom of Old Age. 32. Questioning Everything (1953-1954). 33. Turning Point (1954-1956). 34. Again into the Unknown (1957-1958). 35. From Vauvenargues to Mougins by Way of Manet (1959-1962). 36. The Master of Mougins (1963-1965). 37. Bearing the Weight of Art (1966-1969). 38. A Picasso Finale (1969-1973). 39. Above and Beyond. Abbreviations Used in Source Notes -- Appendix: The Exhibition at Vollard's and Its Consequences.
Summary: Written by an art critic who knew him well for over twenty-five years, this is the most up-to-date and comprehensive one-volume study of Picasso's life and art available. Published in France in 1987, it has been continuously updated and revised by the author since then. Daix's intimate knowledge of Picasso as a man and as an artist has enabled him to consider Picasso's achievements in relation to the events and personalities in his life. Picasso is arguably the greatest artist of the twentieth century, certainly the most prolific, and this examination of the man and his work is more thorough than any other single volume, covering his whole life and providing a detailed, balanced assessment of his important works. Daix has written two fundamental catalogues of Picasso's art and he recently worked with William Rubin on the Museum of Modern Art's exhibition on Picasso, Braque and Cubism. For anyone interested in modern art and the life and art of one of its greatest practitioners, this book is essential reading.
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Translation of: Picasso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. 1. The Formation of Genius. 1. Yo, Picasso (1881-1897). 2. From Prodigy to Artist (1897-1900). 3. Paris, Here I Come! (1900-1901). 4. The Tragedy of Casagemas and the Blue Period (1901-1904). 5. Love at the Bateau-Lavoir (1904-1905) -- Pt. 2. To the Avant-Garde. 6. Decisive Encounters (1906-Early 1907). 7. Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907). 8. The Cordee with Braque (1907-1908). 9. The Invention of Cubism (1909-1911) -- Pt. 3. Eva or Liberty. 10. The Cubist Explosion (Summer 1911-1912). 11. The Revolution of Papiers Colles (Autumn 1912-Summer 1913). 12. Fulfillment (Autumn 1913-Summer 1914). 13. The War and Eva's Death (Summer 1914-1916) -- Pt. 4. Olga or Marriage. 14. Parade and Marriage (1916-1917). 15. Return to Order (1918-Early 1920). 16. Paternity and Classicism (1920-1923). 17. The Approach of Surrealism (1923-1924). 18. Crisis of Marriage (1924-1926). Conjectures on Picasso's Philosophy at This Critical Juncture -- Pt. 5. Marie-Therese or The Secret. 19. The Metamorphoses (1927-1929). 20. Renewal of Surrealism (1929-1930). 21. Hymn to Marie-Therese (1931-1932). 22. A Marriage Ends (1933-1934). 23. The Birth of Maya (1935-1936) -- Pt. 6. Dora Maar or The War. 24. Spain at Heart (1936-1937). 25. From Guernica to Munich (1937-1938). 26. The War (1938-1940). 27. The Resistance (1940-1944) -- Pt. 7. Francoise and Commitment. 28. A New Departure (1944-1946). 29. Francoise (1946). 30. Between Socialist Realism and Abstract Art (1947-1951). 31. "A Detestable Season in Hell" (1951-1953) -- Pt. 8. Jacqueline and the Freedom of Old Age. 32. Questioning Everything (1953-1954). 33. Turning Point (1954-1956). 34. Again into the Unknown (1957-1958). 35. From Vauvenargues to Mougins by Way of Manet (1959-1962). 36. The Master of Mougins (1963-1965). 37. Bearing the Weight of Art (1966-1969). 38. A Picasso Finale (1969-1973). 39. Above and Beyond. Abbreviations Used in Source Notes -- Appendix: The Exhibition at Vollard's and Its Consequences.

Written by an art critic who knew him well for over twenty-five years, this is the most up-to-date and comprehensive one-volume study of Picasso's life and art available. Published in France in 1987, it has been continuously updated and revised by the author since then. Daix's intimate knowledge of Picasso as a man and as an artist has enabled him to consider Picasso's achievements in relation to the events and personalities in his life. Picasso is arguably the greatest artist of the twentieth century, certainly the most prolific, and this examination of the man and his work is more thorough than any other single volume, covering his whole life and providing a detailed, balanced assessment of his important works. Daix has written two fundamental catalogues of Picasso's art and he recently worked with William Rubin on the Museum of Modern Art's exhibition on Picasso, Braque and Cubism. For anyone interested in modern art and the life and art of one of its greatest practitioners, this book is essential reading.

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