Picasso and Portraiture : Representation and Transformation
by RUBIN, William (editor)
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- first
- Condition
- Fine/fine
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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
London: Thames & Hudson, 1996. First Edition. Fine/fine. Hardcover : 31 x 24cm : pp. [7] 495 [1 blank] : 757 illustrations , 216 in colour : essays by Anne Baldassari, Pierre Daix, Michael C. FitzGerald, Brigitte Léal, Marilyn McCully, Robert Rosenblum, William Rubin, Hélène and Kirk Varnedoe : rich dark blue cloth boards with blind stamped publisher logo : argent to spine : dust jacket illustration, Portrait of Olga (detail), 1921. The book opens with an authoritative, broad-ranging essay by William Rubin; the nine essays that follow - all by major contemporary scholars and critics - examine different periods and aspects of Picasso's career and clarify personal relationships between the artist and his subjects. It closes with an essay by Mr. Rubin on the late portraits. Numerous photographs, some never before published and many by outstanding photographers, present the portrait subjects as seen through the eye of the camera. - part of jacket description.
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- Bookseller
- Archives Fine Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4367
- Title
- Picasso and Portraiture : Representation and Transformation
- Author
- RUBIN, William (editor)
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1996
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Archives Fine Books has been serving readers, collectors and institutions since 1985. Located in a heritage listed building in the heart of Brisbane's business district, it boasts a large inventory of fine second hand, collectible and rare books.
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