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Title: Picasso and the War Years: 1937-1945 by Pablo Picasso, Steven A. Nash, Robert Rosenblum, Brigitte Baer, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Solomon R. Guggenheim museu, Harry S., III Parker ISBN: 0500092745 Publisher: Thames & Hudson Pub. Date: October, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $50.00

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Summary: A brilliant chronicle of an astonishing exhibition!
Comment: "Picasso and the War Years" surveys his art during his years of isolation in Occupied Paris, as well as the three years leading up to the cataclysm. Although several exhibitions have been held on this same subject in Europe, this is the first such survey of Picasso's wartime production to take place in the United States. A series of outstanding essays by several prominent critics explore the complex political, social, and personal circumstances which inspired these still-challenging paintings, and the initial reactions to them. A warning: this book is not for everyone. If you are disturbed by violent and harsh art, forget it. These images still retain their power to shock, disorient, disgust and sadden, even if sixty years have gone by since their creation. Yet all the pictures possess a deep geometric structure, formal balance, and intense affect which engraves them on the viewer's mind. The sorrowful, neurotic, and unforgettable face of Dora Maar, Picasso's mistress and model during these tragic years, is transformed in these paintings into a symbol of a world gone mad. This is definitely one of the most significant art books produced this year.

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