Secret images : Picasso and Japanese erotic print / Ricard Bru, Malén Gual, Hayakawa Monta, Diana Widmaier Picasso

By: Bru i Turull, Ricard [com.]Contributor(s): Widmaier Picasso, Diana, 1971- | Gual Pascual, Malén [com.] | Monta, Hayakawa | Museu Picasso (Barcelona, Catalunya)Material type: TextTextLanguage: Anglès Publication details: London : Thames and Hudson : Museu Picasso. Institut de Cultura de Barcelona, 2010 Edition: ed. revDescription: 168 p. ; 30 x 27 cmISBN: 9780500093542 Subject(s): Picasso, Pablo Ruiz, 1881-1973 | Museu Picasso (Barcelona, Catalunya) | 2009 | 2010 | Art japonès | Exposicions | Influències artístiques | Sexualitat en l'art | 2009 | 2010 | Arte japonés | Exposiciones | Influencias artísticas | Museu Picasso (Barcelona) | Picasso, Pablo Ruiz (1881-1973) | Sexualidad en el arteSummary: For the first time, the explicit connection between Japanese erotic prints and the work of Pablo Picasso is revealed in this highly original study. Much of Picasso’s work is imbued with eroticism and this book makes clear the parallels between explicit Japanese compositions and scenes depicted by the artist. personal collection are illustrated, revealing the influence these ‘secret images’ had on his career. reproductions of artworks by Western and Japanese artists. Essays by scholars of Picasso and Japanese art and by curators at Barcelona’s Museu Picasso, examine the spread of Japanese art and its influence in Europe, and look at the impact this had on Picasso’s œuvre. fantasies develop into mature images of a man of many lovers – ardent participant and voyeur.
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Catàleg de l'exposició presentada al Museu Picasso de Barcelona, del 5/11/2009 al 14/02/2010

Conté: Ukiyo-e and shunga / Hayakawa Monta, p. 12; Ukiyo-e and Japonisme in the young Picasso's circle / Ricard Bru, p. 24; Tentacles of love and death: from Hokusai to Picasso / Ricard Bru, p. 50; Dialog with Japanese art / Malén Gual, p. 78; The Provenance of Pablo Picasso's collection of erotic Japanese prints / Diana Widmaier Picasso, p. 90; The Collection of Philippe Berthelot / Ricard Bru and Malén Gual, p. 134; Description and analysis of exhibited works, p. 140; Chronology, p. 152; bibliography, p. 164; sources of illustrations, p. 168

For the first time, the explicit connection between Japanese erotic prints and the work of Pablo Picasso is revealed in this highly original study. Much of Picasso’s work is imbued with eroticism and this book makes clear the parallels between explicit Japanese compositions and scenes depicted by the artist. personal collection are illustrated, revealing the influence these ‘secret images’ had on his career. reproductions of artworks by Western and Japanese artists. Essays by scholars of Picasso and Japanese art and by curators at Barcelona’s Museu Picasso, examine the spread of Japanese art and its influence in Europe, and look at the impact this had on Picasso’s œuvre. fantasies develop into mature images of a man of many lovers – ardent participant and voyeur.

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