Cubism

by Anne Gantefuhrer-Trier

Book Overview

Pioneered by Picasso and Braque, Cubism has been described as the first avant-garde art movement of the 20th century. With inspiration from African and Native American art and sculpture, its practitioners deconstructed European conventions of viewpoint, form, perspective to create flattened, fragmented, and revolutionary images.

Picasso's celebrated painting Les Demoiselles d'Avignon is typically regarded...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3836505398
• ISBN13: 9783836505390
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Taschen
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

quick guide to cubism

This book is a great reference guide to the Cubist art movement. It contains information about many artists that influenced cubism, most of which I never even knew about. I love the artist quotes and all of the colorful images and examples of cubism. I definitely recommend it to anyone who is an art enthusiast, or just a fan of cubism.