00000cam a22000004i 4500 UP-99796217611289895 Buklod 20140529114108.0 t rm |||| ud ta 120803s2012 ohua rb |000 0|eng d 9781907804212 (paperback) P 1,232.75 (iLib)UPD-00220104596 DLC DCFA rda eng DMLUC ND 553 P5 R63 2012 Robinson, William H. 1955- author. Picasso and the mysteries of life La Vie William H. Robinson. Cleveland, Ohio The Cleveland Museum of Art London Giles 2012. xi, 163, [2] pages illustrations (some color) 22 cm text rdacontent. unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Cleveland masterwork series 1 Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Dec. 12, 2012-Apr. 21, 2013; and at the Museu Picasso, Barcelona, Oct. 10, 2013-Jan. 19, 2014. First published in 2012 in London by Giles Introduction: deconstructing La Vie -- Provenance, a cautionary tale -- An invitation -- Last moments -- The artist's studio -- Saint-Lazare -- Casagemas: suicide and the artist as Christ-martyr -- Lovers, models, and fatal women -- Robed woman -- Mirror of despair -- Birdman -- Death and ressurrection -- Issues and interpretations. "Few artistic moments are as instantly recognizeable as Pablo Picasso's Blue Period, and from it La Vie (Life) has emerged as the culminating masterpiece. This book not only examines La Vie's history and physical structure in unprecedented detail but also uses the painting as the touchstone for exploring a broad array of issues vital to modernist culture of the 19th and 20th centuries. New contextual analysis is provided for understanding the painting's enigmatic subject, along with its relationship to the art of Picasso's contemporaries. The author explores unexpected connections to both earlier and later works by Picasso, to Spanish and French literature, and perhaps most surprisingly, to sources in popular culture. Picasso's depiction of his close friend Carles Casagemas, a key figure in the painting, provides the impetus for investigating suicide and the concept of the artist as Christ-martyr as foundational themes in modern art and literature. Auguste Rodin and Paul Gauguin's influence on the young Picasso also emerge with new insight and clarity" --Inside cover. Picasso, Pablo 1881-1973 Exhibitions. Picasso, Pablo 1881-1973. Vie Exhibitions. Picasso, Pablo 1881-1973. painter. Cleveland Museum of Art. Museo Picasso. Cleveland masterwork series 1. FO UPD DCFA ND 553 P5 R63 2012 Book