Picasso, the enigma of life.
Spaces & Signs| N° d'inventaire | 26912 |
| Format | 13.5 x 18.5 |
| Détails | 54 p., some color illustrations, paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2018 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9791094176368 |
A masterpiece of the "blue period," La Vie remains a complete enigma. Picasso painted this picture two years after the suicide of his closest friend, Carlos Casagemas, whom he depicts naked in a mysterious setting. He was twenty-two years old and poured all his anger and genius into it.
The artist will always evoke this work with tenderness, without ever removing its mystery.
This book, aimed at a wide audience, takes stock of the many hypotheses that have been put forward to understand the meaning of this major painting in Picasso's oeuvre. It offers a new interpretation based on the X-rays that have been taken of it.
A masterpiece of the "blue period," La Vie remains a complete enigma. Picasso painted this picture two years after the suicide of his closest friend, Carlos Casagemas, whom he depicts naked in a mysterious setting. He was twenty-two years old and poured all his anger and genius into it.
The artist will always evoke this work with tenderness, without ever removing its mystery.
This book, aimed at a wide audience, takes stock of the many hypotheses that have been put forward to understand the meaning of this major painting in Picasso's oeuvre. It offers a new interpretation based on the X-rays that have been taken of it.