Picasso: The Great War, Experimentation, and Change

by Simonetta Fraquelli, Elizabeth Cowling, Kenneth Silver

The Great War, Experimentation, and Change examines the work that Pablo Picasso made in Paris during the tumultuous years of World War I. Focusing on Picasso's oeuvre from 1912 to 1924, when he utilised both Cubist and classical modes in his art, this fully illustrated catalogue highlights one of the most important periods in the history of modern art. Picasso's shifts in style became a means of not repeating, in his words, 'the same vision, the same technique, the same formula.' With that approach in mind, the book also includes the work of Picasso's peers and friends, artists who were also exploring themes relevant to the difficult times in which they lived. Published to accompany a major exhibition of the same name at the Barnes Foundation and the Columbus Museum of Art, this elegantly designed book is essential reading for all those interested in Picasso's work and the dramatic and innovative period of art history during the Great War.

176 pages, Hardcover

Published May 14, 2016

Reviews

[Ogi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely love this book. Reading through it gave me such satisfaciton and pleasure. It also made me appreciate picasso's expertimential nature even more and i learned much more about cubist movements also the artists that were involved.

[Andrea Engle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Collection of insightful essays concerning Picasso's exploration of Cubism and Neo-Classicism during the years of the Great War ... splendid, full-page color plates ... catalogue for an Exhibit at The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia and the Columbus Museum of Art in Columbus OH earlier this year ...