Musée Picasso Paris

ISBN: 2080471503

Author: Baldassari, Anne

Condition: New

This comprehensive tome covers all aspects of Picassos artistic career, from self- portraits to sculpture to photography, and features an extensive chronology.The Musée Picasso Paris houses the most impressive collection of Picassos works ever assembled. Structured chronologically, this compendious volume spans the artists career, tracing the evolution of his art through ten phases, from the Blue Period (1901-04) to the portrait of The Young Painter (1972), which he finished in his penultimate year. Primarily devoted to Picassos paintings, the book also explores his work in sculpture, ceramic, photography, drawing, and etching.Featuring 360 specially commissioned photographs of Picassos greatest works, the history of the 4,500-room museum, critical analysis by the museums experts, an extensive biography of Picassos life, and photographs of the artist, this compact edition, previously published as Picassos Masterpieces, is an essential resource. This chunky paperback edition is beautifully produced and features a debossed reproduction of Picassos Bulls Head, a vertical band, and a tuxedo-strip detail along the page trim. Covers in three color variations-turquoise, red, or yellow-are shipped at random.