Год выпуска: 2010 Автор: Deborah Wye Издательство: The Museum of Modern Art Страниц: 200 ISBN: 978-0-87070-780-3
Описание
Printmaking was fundamental to Pablo Picassos artistic vision. Over his long career, he made well over 2000 printed images, focusing on the intaglio techniques of etching, engraving, dry point and aquatint, as well as on lithography and linoleum cut. This book, published to accompany an exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, explores Picassos creative process in printmaking from the early years of the 20th century and his discovery of Cubism, right up to the last years of his life when he continually expanded the potential of the medium. Divided into twelve sections, the book presents highlights from the Museums extraordinary collection of Picassos prints. This includes such celebrated masterworks as The Minotauromachy and The WeepingWoman from the 1930s, as well as evolving states that reveal how Picassos imagery developed. One example of such metamorphosis is seen in a series of lithographs from the 1940s in which a progression is established from the realistic depiction of a bull...
