Women Picasso/Beckman/de Kooning
Women Picasso/Beckman/de Kooning
$45.00
Picasso Beckman De Kooning Schulz-Hoffmann, Carla. Editor.
Hatje Cantz 2012
SKU S01863
The depictions and roles of women in the paintings of Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), Max Beckmann (1884–1950) and Willem de Kooning (1904–1997) typically give rise to conversations and presumptions about machismo and misogyny. Of course, these artists’ portrayals of women cannot be dismissed so easily, and in fact all offer highly nuanced explorations of the theme. This publication explores their depictions of women as more than painterly projections of male longing and desire, treating them as reflections of social and political conflicts and upheavals
344 pp. Pap. B/W photo well illus.
