First edition. A handsome coffee table book beautifully illustrated throughout. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name at the Royal Academy of Arts in London (1998) and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (1999) funded by the American philanthropists Iris and B Gerald Cantor.
Includes an introductory essay by Picasso's son Claude.
Published by: Harry N Abrams Inc. in 1998
Condition: Very good/fine. Hardcover with dust cover covered in glassine wrapper. Glue from book shop sticker in bottom right corner. 164 pages.
According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's website: "More than 170 rarely exhibited unique ceramic works by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), created by the artist in the South of France primarily from 1947 to 1962, will be on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in Picasso: Painter and Sculptor in Clay, from March 3 through June 6, 1999. Although Picasso is acknowledged as one of the most revolutionary artists of this century, with an unquestioned reputation as a painter, sculptor, draftsman, and printmaker, this exhibition is the first large-scale examination of his ceramic oeuvre, which he commenced at the age of 66. Intimately related in theme and subject matter to Picasso's art in other media, the subjects of these works range from still lifes to bullfights and include a lively cast of characters: a mistress and a wife, lovers and clowns, dancers and musicians, centaurs and fauns, as well as birds and fish. These join many sculpted and painted ceramics that celebrate the female form — nude and clothed, standing and seated.
Two-thirds of the pieces have never been exhibited before, and the majority of them are being shown in the United States for the first time. Related drawings and two paintings, both oil on canvas, are also included in the survey."
- Jacket Condition: Very good
- Binding Condition: Very good
- Overall Condition: Very good
- Size: 4to
