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Picasso Cubism 1907-1917
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529 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1985
About the author
Josep Palau i Fabre
64 books7 followersJosep Palau i Fabre (Barcelona, 21 d'abril de 1917 – 23 de febrer de 2008) fou, essencialment, un poeta però que conreà diferents disciplines artístiques com ara la poesia, el teatre, l'assaig i la narrativa i, a més, fou un dels màxims especialistes en l'obra del pintor Pablo Picasso amb qui mantingué una bona relació durant els darrers anys de la vida de l'artista malagueny.
L'any 2017, amb motiu del centenari del naixement del poeta, es commemorà l'Any Palau i Fabre. L'efemèride se celebrà del 21 d'abril del 2017 al 21 d'abril del 2018.
L'any 2017, amb motiu del centenari del naixement del poeta, es commemorà l'Any Palau i Fabre. L'efemèride se celebrà del 21 d'abril del 2017 al 21 d'abril del 2018.
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February 27, 2022
Five stars for the artwork alone.
This is an excellent follow-up/companion to Josep Palau i Fabre's book Picasso - Early Years 1881-1907. My editions of these two books, whilst published by different imprints, are of the same large and luxurious format (approximately 30cm x 30cm), differing primarily in that this one comes in a substantial slipcase.
Picking up where the author’s previous volume left off, this book covers the decade 1907-17, and as the title gives away, this was the time during which Picasso was (with George Braque) reinventing modern art through the work that came to be known as Cubism.
At over 500 pages, crammed with over 1500 illustrations, nearly 400 of which are in colour, this is - like the former and companion title - an unparalleled resource for lovers of Picasso's prodigious and exciting output.
Picasso's work is so prolific it should be no real surprise that it can be quite uneven. But the sheer profusion and variety of production is amazing in itself: how could anyone so driven not ultimately succeed?
And scattered throughout the abundance of artworks reproduced herein are many that are either fabulous or just very intriguing. What is absolutely clear is that Pablo was a man on a mission, compelled to create. And because of this, and perhaps reflecting the times in which he emerged, he had to break through numerous conventions of great longstanding. And so it was that he would work in various media, approaching ideas and themes from numerous angles, such that, in hindsight, something like Cubism seems almost inevitable. But clearly, from the abundant evidence displayed here, it was, whilst retrospectively seemingly inevitable, in actual fact far from being easy or simple.
One thing that I glean from the small amount of the text that I've read so far, is that the writing may not be quite as compelling as the art. Perhaps this is due to the difficulty of translating art history writing? Perhaps not. I'm about to start volume two of Richardson's three volume (perhaps four, if the final one gets finished?) Picasso biography, and I suspect his rendering of this period may be a better read. Fabre's lionising of Picasso in the first few pages, whilst quite understandable in some respects, hardly seems balanced, or even historically plausible.
But I got this primarily for the art, which is fantastic. If you love Picasso, or just superb modern art, this is a very worthwhile investment.
This is an excellent follow-up/companion to Josep Palau i Fabre's book Picasso - Early Years 1881-1907. My editions of these two books, whilst published by different imprints, are of the same large and luxurious format (approximately 30cm x 30cm), differing primarily in that this one comes in a substantial slipcase.
Picking up where the author’s previous volume left off, this book covers the decade 1907-17, and as the title gives away, this was the time during which Picasso was (with George Braque) reinventing modern art through the work that came to be known as Cubism.
At over 500 pages, crammed with over 1500 illustrations, nearly 400 of which are in colour, this is - like the former and companion title - an unparalleled resource for lovers of Picasso's prodigious and exciting output.
Picasso's work is so prolific it should be no real surprise that it can be quite uneven. But the sheer profusion and variety of production is amazing in itself: how could anyone so driven not ultimately succeed?
And scattered throughout the abundance of artworks reproduced herein are many that are either fabulous or just very intriguing. What is absolutely clear is that Pablo was a man on a mission, compelled to create. And because of this, and perhaps reflecting the times in which he emerged, he had to break through numerous conventions of great longstanding. And so it was that he would work in various media, approaching ideas and themes from numerous angles, such that, in hindsight, something like Cubism seems almost inevitable. But clearly, from the abundant evidence displayed here, it was, whilst retrospectively seemingly inevitable, in actual fact far from being easy or simple.
One thing that I glean from the small amount of the text that I've read so far, is that the writing may not be quite as compelling as the art. Perhaps this is due to the difficulty of translating art history writing? Perhaps not. I'm about to start volume two of Richardson's three volume (perhaps four, if the final one gets finished?) Picasso biography, and I suspect his rendering of this period may be a better read. Fabre's lionising of Picasso in the first few pages, whilst quite understandable in some respects, hardly seems balanced, or even historically plausible.
But I got this primarily for the art, which is fantastic. If you love Picasso, or just superb modern art, this is a very worthwhile investment.
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