Elizabeth Cowling Bücher

Picassos Inspiration Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) hat sich so intensiv wie kein anderer Künstler der Moderne mit den Meistern der Kunstgeschichte auseinandergesetzt – und hieraus in allen Schaffensphasen vom Frühwerk und der blauen Periode über die kubistische, klassische und surrealistische Phase bis hin zum Spätwerk wegweisende Impulse empfangen. In den letzten Lebensjahrzehnten des Künstlers nimmt diese Auseinandersetzung geradezu obsessive Züge an: Picasso schlüpft in das historische Vorbild gleichsam wie in ein Kostüm und eignet es sich in unzähligen Variationen schöpferisch an – mit dem Anspruch, dieses künstlerisch zu übertreffen. Es entstehen beeindruckende Bildfolgen u. a. zu Velázquez, Manet und Delacroix, die sich auch als sehr persönliche Kommentare des reifen Malergenies zu seinen „Vorgängern“, als Malerei über Malerei, interpretieren lassen.

Examination of the styles employed by Picasso in his art during the years of World War I, and also discusses the costumes by Picasso for the ballet Parade in 1917.

Exploring the innovative perspectives of Cubism, the book delves into the lesser-known elements of the artistic contributions of Picasso, Braque, and Gris. It presents a fresh interpretation that enhances the understanding of their work and the movement itself, shedding light on the complexities and nuances that have often been overlooked.

For all his radical originality, Picasso remained in constant dialogue with the art of the past and his portraits often alluded to canonical masterpieces, chosen for their appropriateness to the looks and personality of his subject. This book focuses not only on Picasso's life story but his creative process.

An elegant compilation of Cézanne's drawings and prints from the collection of the late Karsten Schubert In honor of the generous bequest by the late Karsten Schubert, founder of Ridinghouse, to the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester, this luxurious book, featuring a tipped-on cover drawing, focuses exclusively on Paul Cézanne’s (1839–1906) drawings and prints of diverse from portraits and bather scenes to landscapes and copies after past art. This important act of generosity means that the Whitworth now holds the best collection of Cézanne works on paper in the UK, including a version of every print produced by the artist.With essays by renowned Impressionist scholars Richard Thomson and Christopher Lloyd and full catalog entries on all the works in the show, this volume demonstrates that the essence of Cézanne as an artist lies just as much in his lesser-known works on paper as in his paintings.