| Description |
xvi, 365 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note(S) |
Subtitle from cover. |
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Subtitle on title page: Picasso, Matisse and Modernism in Paris 1900-1910. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. I. The World Fair and Arrivals: The Arrival of Picasso -- In Montmartre -- Models and Motifs -- The Picture Sellers -- Blue Notes -- The Impact of van Gogh -- Poiret: Art and Design -- Reconstructions ... and Ruin -- At the Academie Humbert -- The First Salon D'Automne -- pt. II. The Rose Period -- The Bateau-Lavoir -- Anarchy and the Joy of Life -- Fernande; and the Lapin Agile -- New Searches for Arcadia: Enter the Steins -- In Collioure -- At the Circus -- Wild Beasts -- New Tensions, New Opportunities -- Picasso and Gertrude Stein -- Immaculate Modigliani -- The North and South Poles of Modern Art: Picasso and Matisse -- Sculptures, Carvings, Icons -- New Expectations -- pt. III. Carvings, Private, Wives: Picasso and Matisse: The Two-man Race -- Raymonde -- Motion Pictures -- Alice B. Toklas -- The French Lessons -- The Demoiselles Unveiled -- New Liaisons -- The Whole Story -- Festivities, Prospects, Tragedy -- Rousseau's Party -- pt. IV. Street Life -- Modern Dance -- Summertime -- New Directions -- Flight -- Exoticism -- The Interior Life -- Àrt' -- Endings. |
| Summary |
A history of the birth of Modernist culture assesses the influences of defining movements while tracing the pivotal contributions of such key artists as Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Gertrude Stein. |
| Subject |
Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973.
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Matisse, Henri, 1869-1954.
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| Subject(S) |
Modernism (Art) -- France -- Paris.
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Art, Modern -- 20th century.
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| ISBN |
9781594204951 |
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1594204950 |
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