Picasso: 1881-1973 (Mega Square)

by Victoria Charles

Pablo Picasso is among the most famous figures in 20th-century art, whose works testify to the parallelism of his life and art and underline the impact of important encounters and events. This Mega Square book assembles a selection of his most extraordinary works, accompanied by insightful texts. Its convenient format makes it the ideal gift for art enthusiasts.

255 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2011

About the author

Victoria Charles received her PhD in history of art. She has published extensively on the subject and has regularly contributed to Art Information, an international guide to contemporary art.

Frequently writing articles for specialised journals and magazines, Victoria Charles recently contributed to a collective work, World History of Art.

Reviews

[Leez Matías · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nunca he sido fan del cubismo pero últimamente me he acercado a los artistas de éste género, así pues me parece que Picasso, con las Señoritas de Aviñón me cautivo; siendo esto mucho decir pues no soy de igual manera tan fan del arte moderno y contemporáneo.

[Vintagebooklvr · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting look at Picasso's development and interpretation of his works. Picasso's art did have ideas behind it and things he was working out instead of just making a pleasing picture to the eye but I think sometimes critics are reading far too much into paintings and creating suppositions and academifiying art in terms of theory and meaning that just may not be there.

I wish that certain paintings that are talked about in depth were included and if they are put them closer to the actual text. That wasn't always true in the format I was reading.

[Yael Matute Campos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gran libro, la obra de Picasso me parece un desarrollo fascinante con cambios repentinos de estilo y estética. Pareciera que pasó del hiperrealismo al cubismo por cuestiones aspiraciones y terminó descubriendo una nueva forma de expresión apartir de la pintura. Es una gran obra, de un gran artista y definitivamente vale la pena leer este libro ya que el análisis que da Victoria Charles de la vida y obra de Picasso así como cuando y de que manera irrumpe o inspira su trabajo es excepcional.

[Letícia Soares · Rating 3 out of 5]

Confieso que esperaba un poco más del libro. Su cronología es medio confusa y creo que el autor podría haber agregado más información sobre sus obras y el contexto en general. Este libro es un resumen de las obras de Picasso.

[Showzen Showzen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoy Picasso, don't enjoy this book, I think it is mess. Layout of the book, overall pretentious introductions (sure fine) book feels very inconsistent with information and is no means comprehensive.

[Catherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

"a poet amongst painters, a painter amongst poets"