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Picasso and the mysteries of life : La Vie

Title
Picasso and the mysteries of life : La Vie / William H. Robinson.
Author
Robinson, William H., 1955-
Publication
Cleveland, Ohio : The Cleveland Museum of Art ; London : Giles, 2012.

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Additional Authors
  • Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973.
  • Cleveland Museum of Art.
  • Museo Picasso.
Description
xi, 163, [2] p. : ill. (some col.); 22 cm.
Summary
"Few artistic moments are as instantly recognizeable as Pablo Picasso's Blue Period, and from it La Vie (Life) has emerged as the culminating masterpiece. This book not only examines La Vie's history and physical structure in unprecedented detail but also uses the painting as the touchstone for exploring a broad array of issues vital to modernist culture of the 19th and 20th centuries. New contextual analysis is provided for understanding the painting's enigmatic subject, along with its relationship to the art of Picasso's contemporaries. The author explores unexpected connections to both earlier and later works by Picasso, to Spanish and French literature, and perhaps most surprisingly, to sources in popular culture. Picasso's depiction of his close friend Carles Casagemas, a key figure in the painting, provides the impetus for investigating suicide and the concept of the artist as Christ-martyr as foundational themes in modern art and literature. Auguste Rodin and Paul Gauguin's influence on the young Picasso also emerge with new insight and clarity" -Inside cover.
Series Statement
Cleveland masterwork series ; 1
Uniform Title
Cleveland masterwork series ; 1.
Subjects
Note
  • Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Dec. 12, 2012-Apr. 21, 2013; and at the Museu Picasso, Barcelona, Oct. 10, 2013-Jan. 19, 2014.
  • First published in 2012 in London by Giles
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 158-161).
Contents
Introduction: deconstructing La Vie -- Provenance, a cautionary tale -- An invitation -- Last moments -- The artist's studio -- Saint-Lazare -- Casagemas: suicide and the artist as Christ-martyr -- Lovers, models, and fatal women -- Robed woman -- Mirror of despair -- Birdman -- Death and ressurrection -- Issues and interpretations.
Call Number
JQD 14-65
ISBN
  • 9781907804212 (pbk.)
  • 1907804218 (pbk.)
LCCN
2012946133
OCLC
818463054
Author
Robinson, William H., 1955-
Title
Picasso and the mysteries of life : La Vie / William H. Robinson.
Imprint
Cleveland, Ohio : The Cleveland Museum of Art ; London : Giles, 2012.
Series
Cleveland masterwork series ; 1
Cleveland masterwork series ; 1.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 158-161).
Added Author
Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973.
Cleveland Museum of Art.
Museo Picasso.
Research Call Number
JQD 14-65
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