Picasso: Masters of Art

by Rosalind Ormiston

Discover the motifs, masterpieces, and driving forces behind the artist Pablo Picasso.

Picasso was arguably the most influential artist of the 20th century. Over the course of a career that spanned seven decades--and included thousands of paintings, sculptures, ceramics, drawings, prints, and tapestries--his work continued to evolve in response to his own life and to events in the world around him. This elegant introduction to Picasso offers lively artistic and biographical commentary, as well as beautiful reproductions of key works. Readers will discover why Picasso's work is often categorized by "periods" and his masterful achievements in the realms of neoclassicism, surrealism, and sculpture--in short, how his tremendous body of work reflected the development of modern art in the 20th century.

Genres: Art

112 pages, Paperback

Published May 19, 2020

Reviews

[pbeatricev · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a really good title about Picasso, his inspirations and the whole artistic career. I truly found out a lot about Picasso’s life and masterpieces so I can recommend this book for everyone who wants to discover this artist and read about him in a pleasurable and entertaining way.

[Molsa Roja(s) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Too short a monograph for such a productive artist, this tiny account of Picasso's life and work is nevertheless better than anything; for some reason there isn't a massive Taschen volume on Picasso, and this Prestel by Mrs. Ormiston does the deed. The first 40 pages are a brief tale of Picasso's childhood and early artist years in Paris, followed by a bulls-eye selection of the most well-known, best of Picasso's paintings and a brief description of the motif or a tip on how to read them, given the context.

[Cynthia · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is short, but informative. I enjoyed learning more about Picasso's life/ and his artistic periods.