基本説明
More than twenty previously unpublished Japanese prints from Picasso's personal collection are illustrated, revealing the influence these 'secret images' had on his career. 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 oeuvre.
Full Description
Published to accompany the recent successful exhibition at the Museu Picasso, Barcelona, Secret Images sheds exciting new light on Picasso's work - his connection with Japanese art. Neglected by critical studies, Picasso was owned more than sixty erotic Japanese prints, and a selection of these are shown for the first time in the book - alongside Picasso's own prints and drawings. Illustrated with images by both Japanese printmakers and the Western artists who followed in their stead, the book features essays by Hayakawa Monta, Richard Bru, Malén Gual and Diana Widmaier Picasso.
Contents
Acknowledgments Foreword by Jordi Hereu • Preface by Pepe Serra 'Ukiyo-e Shunga' by Hayakawa Monta • 'Ukiyo-e and Japonisme in the Young Picasso's Circle' by Ricard Bru • 'Tentacles of Love and Death: From Hokusai to Picasso' by Ricard Bru • 'Dialogue with Japanese Art' by Malén Gual • 'The Provence of Pablo Picasso's Collection of Erotic Japanese Prints' by Diana Widmaier Picasso • 'The Collection of Philippe Berthelot' by Ricard Bru and Malén Gual • Description and Analysis of Exhibited Works • Chronology • Bibliography • Sources of Illustration
