Picasso and Photography: The Dark Mirror
by Baldassari, Anne
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- ISBN 13
- 9782080136466
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Paris and Houston: Flammarion; Museum of Fine Arts, 1997. Cloth, 263 pages, illustrations (some colour); 32 cm. Translated from the French by Deke Dusinberre. Catalogue of a traveling exhibition first held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 16, 1997 to February 1, 1998; subsequently held at various European museums. Based on three exhibition catalogues written by the author: Picasso photographe, 1901-1916 (1994), Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover. "A plus grande vitesse que les images": Picasso et la photographie (1995), and Le miroir noir: Picasso, sources photographiques, 1900-1928 (1997). Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, chipped at the crown/spine, protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated. "The extent to which photography influenced the work of Pablo Picasso is now considered by scholars to be of great importance in the understanding of the artist's entire oeuvre. Linked to a major exhibition, this beautifully illustrated books present a unique view into Picasso's relationship with the photographic arts. The presence in his personal estate of several thousand photographic images, donated to the French government upon his death, prompted this study and bears powerful witness to the artist's versatility and imaginative depth. The collection featured here includes nineteenth-century portraits, postcards featuring colonial themes or ethnic groups in regional dress, as well as portraits, self-portraits and studio views taken by Picasso himself. Already at the turn of the century, they contributed to the artist's figurative expression as well as to his major cubist interpretations. The artist commanded a wealth of themes, styles, and media over his long and productive career, and he explored drawing, painting, and sculpture. His voracious appetite for experimentation led him to push the medium to unorthodox extremes, both stylistically and technically. The range of Picasso's photographic production comprises a variety of forms and techniques and resulted in independent works of art: superimposed photographs, cliche-verres, photo-based engravings, photograms and original drawings on photographs, slides, collages, and photographic cutouts. His collaborations with other artists such as Dora Maar, Brassai, Gjon Mili, and Andr?eVillers reveal a playful inventiveness, and demonstrate his ability to push photography in unexpected directions. The works featured in this study provide new insight into Picasso's creative world. An outstanding text by Anne Baldassari makes a major contribution to Picasso scholarship by examining what could be the last unknown area of the artist's work. / Anne Baldassari is curator of the photographic archives of the Musee Picasso, Paris, and the author of numerous works on Picasso and the photographic arts." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio.
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- Title
- Picasso and Photography: The Dark Mirror
- Author
- Baldassari, Anne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 2080136461
- ISBN 13
- 9782080136466
- Publisher
- Flammarion; Museum of Fine Arts
- Place of Publication
- Paris and Houston
- Date Published
- 1997
- Size
- Folio
- Bookseller catalogs
- XXX / COLLECTIBLES; European / 8. Modern, 1900-1945; Movements / Cubism; Photography / History;
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