Picasso, the sculptures / Werner Spies ; catalogue raisonné of the sculptures in collaboration with Christine Piot.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spies, Werner, 1937-

Contributor:

Piot, Christine.

Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973

Centre Georges Pompidou.

John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

Standardized Title:

Picasso sculpteur. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973--Criticism and interpretation.

Picasso, Pablo.

Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973--Catalogues raisonnés.

Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Catalogues raisonnés.

Catalogues raisonnés.

Physical Description:

437 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 33 cm

Place of Publication:

Ostfildern/Stuttgart, Germany : Hatje Cantz, [2000]

Summary:

For years Pablo Picasso's sculptural oeuvre was one of the best-kept secrets of 20th century art. It was only through retrospectives in Paris, London and New York during the 1960's that Picasso the sculptor became known to a larger public*who discovered a complexity and variety in his sculptures that easily rivals that of his paintings and drawings. Pablo Picasso: The Sculptures is catalogue raisonna of Picasso's sculptures, a seminal work informed by conversations between the author, Picasso specialist Werner Spies, and Picasso himself. The present edition has been thoroughly revised and now includes numerous color illustrations of important pieces. In all this volume features over 740 works by the artist, ranging from miniature paper figures to constructions from metal, wood, and found objects, from folding sculptures made from tin to massive, at times monumental works. A definitive statement on Picasso's sculptural oeuvre, this book provides a key to understanding and appreciating works that, in their ingenuity and their inventiveness, still provide an inexhaustible source of inspiration for today's artists.

Notes:

Published in conjunction with the exhibition Picasso sculpteur held at the Centre national d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou, 7 June-25 September 2000, with the collaboration of the Musée Picassso, Paris.

Translation of: Picasso sculpteur.

Based on: Picasso, das plastische Werk / Werner Spies. 2., revid. und erg. Aufl. Stuttgart : Hatje, c1983.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 430-433) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

ISBN:

3775709096

OCLC:

44569891