Pablo Picasso's endless fascination with his lover's character and form led to radical shifts in his conception of portraiture and the mystical metamorphoses that the act of creation entails. Picasso's secretive love affair with Marie-Therese Walter, which began in 1927, inspired a radical shift in his conception of portraiture. The exhibition and catalogue present Marie-Therese as a primary vehicle for his experimentation during the period, including several works never before seen in the United States as well as ...
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Pablo Picasso's endless fascination with his lover's character and form led to radical shifts in his conception of portraiture and the mystical metamorphoses that the act of creation entails. Picasso's secretive love affair with Marie-Therese Walter, which began in 1927, inspired a radical shift in his conception of portraiture. The exhibition and catalogue present Marie-Therese as a primary vehicle for his experimentation during the period, including several works never before seen in the United States as well as previously unpublished personal letters and photographs. Picasso and Marie-Therese sheds new light on the interpretation of one of the most creative relationships in Picasso's rich and varied oeuvre.
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VERY GOOD in Very Good jacket. 299 pp. 4to. White cloth, black and teal lettering. Color and b/w illustrations. Foxing, small bump to tail edge, splotch to head edge, sound otherwise. DJ some shelf wear.
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VG. scuffs to covers; shelf-wear to lower cover edges & corners. crease to lower corner. tight binding. dustjacket has wear to upper spine edge. White cloth boards w/ black & emerald printing. 296 pgs w/ color & bw illustrations; small flip-book. illustrated dustjacket. Beautifully illustrated and designed. A nice copy.
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As new in shrinkwrap. White cloth boards w/ black & emerald printing; color illustrated dust jacket with black and teal spine lettering, 296 pgs w/ color & bw illustrations. Pablo Picasso met Marie-Therese Walter in Paris in 1927 when she was 17 and he 45 and married to the Russian ballet dancer Olga Koklova, whom he eventually left for the younger woman. This catalogue examines Picasso's endless fascination with his lover's character and form, which led to some of the artist's most popular works. Contents include: Picasso and Marie-Thérèse Walter / John Richardson--The Marie-Thérèse years: a frenzied diologue for the sleeping muse, or the rebirth of Picasso's plastic laboratory / Diana Widmaier Picasso--Plates--The image of Picasso-sculptor in the 1930s / Elizabeth Cowling--Lydia from the other side of the world--/ John Richardson.
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New. Pablo Picasso's endless fascination with his lover's character and form led to radical shifts in his conception of portraiture and the mystical metamorphoses that the act of creation entails. Picasso's secretive love affair with Marie-Therese Walter, which began in 1927, inspired a radical shift in his conception of portraiture. The exhibition and catalogue present Marie-Therese as a primary vehicle for his experimentation during the period, including several works never before seen in the United States as well as previously unpublished personal letters and photographs. Picasso and Marie-Therese sheds new light on the interpretation of one of the most creative relationships in Picasso's rich and varied oeuvre. BEAUTIFUL COPY! ! ! Still sealed.
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Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and glossy with no tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; The textblock edges are unblemished; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (11.75"-12.75" tall); 5.0 lbs (Heavy); Painting illustration of woman to the dust jacket with title in black lettering along the spine; 2011, Gagosian / Rizzoli Publishing; 300 pages; "Pablo Picasso and Marie-Therese: L'Amour Fou, " by John Richardson, et al.
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New. 0847837130. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--300 pp.; over 200 illustrations including 188 in color. --with a bonus offer--