The complex facets of Cubism remain relevant subjects in art history today, a century after Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque developed the revolutionary style. This impressive collection of essays by international experts presents new lines of inquiry, including novel readings of individual objects or groups of works through close visual, material, and archival analysis; detailed studies of how Cubism related to intellectual and political movements of the early 20th century; and accounts of crucial moments in the reception of Cubism by curators, artists, and critics. Generous illustrations of paintings, drawings, and sculptures, some familiar but others virtually unknown, support this wide range of approaches to the pioneering works of Picasso, Braque, Fernand Leger, Juan Gris, and others.
Distributed for the National Gallery of Art, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts
About the AuthorHarry Cooper is curator and head of the Department of Modern Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Book InformationISBN 9780300226188
Author Harry CooperFormat Paperback
Page Count 356
Imprint Yale University PressPublisher Yale University Press
Weight(grams) 1179g