In this book three recognised authorities on the life and work of Picasso conduct a profound study of the artistic career and personal itinerary of one of the great geniuses of the 20th century. The book consists of twelve chapters divided into three periods: in the first, 1881-1916, Brigitte Léal describes and analyses Picasso’s life and oeuvre from his initial experiences and formative years to his move to Paris in 1901, where he would start his Cubist experiments.

In this book three recognised authorities on the life and work of Picasso conduct a profound study of the artistic career and personal itinerary of one of the great geniuses of the 20th century. The book consists of twelve chapters divided into three periods: in the first, 1881-1916, Brigitte Léal describes and analyses Picasso’s life and oeuvre from his initial experiences and formative years to his move to Paris in 1901, where he would start his Cubist experiments.

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A painter of vast pieces in his early days -in the main works intended for salons and national exhibitions- Joaquín Sorolla (Valencia, 1863-1923) very soon developed a style of painting outdoors of his own which, though not connected stylistically with the Barbizon School, nevertheless pursued the same postulates, as a result of which he came to be known as a Spanish Impressionist painter.

The publication of Dalí in 1975 was without doubt a landmark in the extensive bibliography on Salvador Dalí. There were two factors that aided Luis Romero in his endeavour: firstly, the active support of the artist himself, who helped in selecting the materials and who produced the series of calligraphic texts that preceded each of the sections in the book; and secondly, his decades of long talks and conversations with Dalí.

A selection of works lavishly illustrated with a short selection of recommended further reading is also included.

A selection of works lavishly illustrated with a short selection of recommended further reading is also included.

The painting of Rufino Tamayo has acquired decisive importance in contemporary art in terms both of its high quality, maintained throughhout a long, intense life, and its special sifnificance. He was very clearly one of the greatest of American creators and, at the same time, one of the artist who managed to penetrate deepest into the reality of today s Man, going beyond his historical dimension.