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Picasso: Black and White
Gimenez, Carmen
- GenresArt
224 pages, Hardcover
First published September 5, 2012
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January 17, 2021
A book that acknowledges the importance of Picasso's sexual relationships and specifically mentions his lover Fernande Olivier while omitting the fact that Olivier and Picasso adopted a 13-year-old girl who Picasso then sexually abused is not a book to be trusted.
February 23, 2022
What an amazing artist! And such a beautiful book.
This is just a quick and short review, to register my absolute delight at this themed selection of work by a Titan of twentieth century art.
At present I'm concerned purely with the visual aspect, having not (as yet) read any of the essays. Picasso once said to Matisse something like 'You're a great colourist in search of drawing; I'm a great draughtsman in search of colour'. An astute observation, perhaps, but not applicable here.
But of course it was precisely Picasso's self-awareness re his skills with drawing and composition that meant he often painted (or worked in other forms, such as printmaking/sculpture) with either a greatly reduced palette as, for example, in the so-called 'analytical cubism' phase, or plain black and white.
This selection of work is splendid, ranging widely in terms of period, style and medium. But it's all wonderful; full of life, verve, and invention. And what's more, beautifully reproduced, and printed on lovely paper. I've only had this very desirable volume a short while, and not had huge amounts of time to peruse it in, but those short moments I've spent with it have been both extremely invigorating and rewarding.
This is just a quick and short review, to register my absolute delight at this themed selection of work by a Titan of twentieth century art.
At present I'm concerned purely with the visual aspect, having not (as yet) read any of the essays. Picasso once said to Matisse something like 'You're a great colourist in search of drawing; I'm a great draughtsman in search of colour'. An astute observation, perhaps, but not applicable here.
But of course it was precisely Picasso's self-awareness re his skills with drawing and composition that meant he often painted (or worked in other forms, such as printmaking/sculpture) with either a greatly reduced palette as, for example, in the so-called 'analytical cubism' phase, or plain black and white.
This selection of work is splendid, ranging widely in terms of period, style and medium. But it's all wonderful; full of life, verve, and invention. And what's more, beautifully reproduced, and printed on lovely paper. I've only had this very desirable volume a short while, and not had huge amounts of time to peruse it in, but those short moments I've spent with it have been both extremely invigorating and rewarding.
December 31, 2013
Interesting insite for the paintings and drawings Picasso did that were black and white. I have been able to see some of these works and enjoyed knowing more about the varying tones and the play between b & w. nice addition to my art library.
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