Erotica 20th Century: From Rodin to Picasso; Volume I

by Gilles Néret

A collection of the best early 20th-century images from "Erotica Universalis Volumes I and II". From Rodin to Picasso and lots of others in between (known, unknown and anonymous) - the book presents a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3822855340
• ISBN13: 9783822855348
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Taschen
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Blah!

The only thing I have to critisize on this specific volume is, that it overrepresents a couple of artists and leaves out so many. Other than that , looking at the "critics" here... I see all the blurb that always comes up when it comes to erotica - there is always a reason why this specific work is bad, why there are maybe some nebulous other ones that are not that bad(but probably will be shredded by a similar reviewer on their page...) People that classify Picasso as a disturbed scribbler, maybe just shouldn't write about art or keep it with Norman Rockwell.

Great Quality Book

This is a fabulous look at the erotic are in the early 20th century. The Quality of the book is astounding considering its low price. It is listed as a soft back, but the cover is thicker than most soft back books. The size is that of a trade size copy but the quality of the paper both inside and outside completely outstrips that of the average trade paperback. The colors are so bright and clear that I feel as if I'll get my fingers wet when I touch the pages. The prints of the erotic art itself, which range from black and white to color to line drawings, are incredible. The erotic content and the impact of the art itself range from the sublime, to the grotesque, to the simply beautiful. While I rarely buy any art books, they are too bulky for apartment living and expensive besides this series promises to lend itself to both the series and the not so series collector of books. This is a beautiful book.