Awards
- Commended for Independent Publisher Book Awards (Fine Art) 2011
Overview
The great Spanish painter and sculptor Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) exhibited a lifelong fascination—some might say “obsession”—with the work and personality of French artist Edgar Degas (1834-1917). In this groundbreaking study, noted Degas scholar Richard Kendall and Picasso expert Elizabeth Cowling present well-documented instances of Picasso’s direct responses to Degas’s work, as well as more conceptual and challenging affinities between their oeuvres. Richly illustrated essays explore the artists’ parallel interests in modern urban life, ballet dancers, activities such as bathing and combing the hair, photography, and the challenges of sculpture. The book also provides the first extended analysis of Picasso’s engagement with Degas’s art in his final years, when he acquired several of the French artist’s brothel monotypes and reworked some of them in his own prints. Offering many fresh ideas and a significant amount of new material about two of the most popular and influential artists of the modern era, this handsome book promises to make a lasting contribution to the literature on both artists. Distributed for the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Exhibition Schedule: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute (06/13/10–09/12/10) Museu Picasso, Barecelona (10/14/10–01/16/11)
Full Product Details
Author: Richard Kendall ,
Elizabeth Cowling ,
Sarah Lees ,
Cécile Godefroy
Publisher: Yale University Press
Imprint: Yale University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 24.10cm
, Height: 0.40cm
, Length: 29.20cm
Weight: 2.291kg
ISBN: 9780300134124
ISBN 10: 0300134126
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 13 July 2010
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
The scholars present new connections between the artists' lives and reveal the extent to which the younger artist was fascinated by the elder's art and personality. -Dylan Klempner, Art New England -- Dylan Klempner * Art New England *
The scholars present new connections between the artists'' lives and reveal the extent to which the younger artist was fascinated by the elder''s art and personality. --Dylan Klempner, Art New England --Dylan Klempner Art New England
The scholars present new connections between the artists' lives and reveal the extent to which the younger artist was fascinated by the elder's art and personality. --Dylan Klempner, Art New England --Dylan Klempner Art New England
Author Information
Elizabeth Cowling is Professor Emeritus of History of Art at Edinburgh University, and an independent scholar and exhibition curator. Richard Kendall is Consultative Curator of Nineteenth-Century Art at the Clark, as well as an independent scholar and exhibition curator. Cécile Godefroy is a researcher at the Fundación Almine y Bernard Ruiz-Picasso para el Arte in Madrid. Sarah Lees is Associate Curator of European Art at the Clark. Montse Torras is Exhibitions Coordinator at the Museu Picasso in Barcelona.
