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Cubism and twentieth-century art / Robert Rosenblum

By:

Rosenblum, Robert

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Harry N. Abrams , c1960Description: 327 p. : illus ; 30 cmSubject(s):

DDC classification:

REF 759.06 ROS

LOC classification:

PS3558.O63688 A95 1996

Summary: In a richly informative, sumptuously illustrated anthology, Mr. Rosenblum traverses the "traditional" scope of Cubism, while fully developing it for inclusion as a firm springboard, and intelligently relates its mass, many faceted effect on the sculptural and pictorial styles of later movements through 1937 both in America and Europe. How the formative period of Cubism (1907-1914) illustrated by the works of Picasso, Braque, Gris and Leger was expanded to influence the works of Villon, Feininger and Davis, and how the seeds of its identity in new forms, inspired such artists as Duchamp, Marc, Miro and Chagall furnishes an illuminating perspective on 20th Century art.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	Consulta / Referencia	REF 759.06 ROS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		030919

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In a richly informative, sumptuously illustrated anthology, Mr. Rosenblum traverses the "traditional" scope of Cubism, while fully developing it for inclusion as a firm springboard, and intelligently relates its mass, many faceted effect on the sculptural and pictorial styles of later movements through 1937 both in America and Europe. How the formative period of Cubism (1907-1914) illustrated by the works of Picasso, Braque, Gris and Leger was expanded to influence the works of Villon, Feininger and Davis, and how the seeds of its identity in new forms, inspired such artists as Duchamp, Marc, Miro and Chagall furnishes an illuminating perspective on 20th Century art.

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