The Unity of Picasso's Art (First Edition)

Schapiro, Meyer

ISBN 10: 0807614793 / ISBN 13: 9780807614792

Published by George Braziller, New York, 2000

About this Item

New York: George Braziller, 2000. First edition. First printing. Hardcover. Cream cloth boards with silver spine lettering. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a faint scuff mark from sticker removal on the lower rear panel. A clean, tight copy with index. Price intact on front jacket flap ($35.00). Octavo, 199 pages, with illustrations throughout, including color plates. This volume brings together three of Schapiro s major essays on Picasso, exploring the tension between unity and stylistic multiplicity in the artist s oeuvre, and offering deep insight into the shifting relationship between form and social meaning. Schapiro, one of the most influential art historians of the twentieth century, is best known for his groundbreaking essays in "Modern Art: 19th and 20th Centuries", "Romanesque Art", and "Words, Script, and Pictures.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Unity of Picasso's Art (First Edition)
• Publisher: George Braziller, New York
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807614793
• ISBN 13: 9780807614792
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art History

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Synopsis

This volume presents three of Meyer Schapiro's finest essays on Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). Given that we esteem artists whose work epitomizes particular styles, how can we likewise value Picasso, an artist who demonstrates a wide range of artistic styles? In his first essay, "The Unity of Picasso's Art," Schapiro dismantles this apparent paradox by finding unity through hidden associations among seemingly disparate works and unsuspected ties to Picasso's personal experiences. In "Einstein and Cubism: Science and Art," Schapiro investigates potential connections between the two most important radical innovations in science and art of the early twentieth century: Einstein's 1905 Special Theory of Relativity and Braque and Picasso's Cubism at the end of the same decade. Schapiro uses the assumed relationship between the two to analyze the classic themes of space, time, and movement in art, celebrating the innovations of both Relativity and Cubism as models of the searching, questioning mind, in short, of freedom of thought. In the final essay, Schapiro shows that Guernica, although the greatest political work of art of the twentieth century, nevertheless embodied many of Picasso's artistic and personal obsessions. This book offers comprehensive analysis of the twentieth century's most prolific artist--Pablo Picasso. It will appeal to all those who have followed Picasso's career and to those intrigued by the multi-faceted connections between art and social changes. 13 color illustrations, 103 b/w illustrations.

About the Author

Meyer Schapiro (1904-1996) was a prolific art historian, critic, and teacher. His notable titles include Modern Art, Romanesque Art, The Unity of Picasso's Art, and Theory and Philosophy of Art.