The Success and Failure of Picasso
Download or Read eBook The Success and Failure of Picasso PDF written by John Berger and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 1989 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : John Berger |
Publisher | : Pantheon |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 1989 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015014053378 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Success and Failure of Picasso by : John Berger
Book excerpt: At the height of his powers, Pablo Picasso was the artist as revolutionary, breaking through the niceties of form in order to mount a direct challenge to the values of his time. At the height of his fame, he was the artist as royalty: incalculably wealthy, universally idolized--and wholly isolated.In this stunning critical assessment, John Berger--one of this century's most insightful cultural historians--trains his penetrating gaze upon this most prodigious and enigmatic painter and on the Spanish landscape and very particular culture that shaped his life and work.