Monod théodore

2002 · 117574 — London: Tate Publishing 2002. Hardbound. VG. edge-wear to covers & corners; creasing to some corners. shelf-wear/scuffing to lower textblock edge. dustjacket has edge-wear scuffs & scratches. Sunflower yellow cloth with red lettering on spine; navy pictorial dust jacket 400 pp. Numerous bw illustrations 157 colorplates. Annotation. Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso have long been seen as the twin giants of modern art as polar opposites but also as complementary figures. Between them they are the originators of many of the most significant innovations of 20th-century painting and sculpture but their relationship has rarely been explored in all of its closeness and complexity. In spite of their initial rivalry the two masters eventually acknowledged one another as equals becoming in their old age increasingly important to one another both artistically and personally. From the time of their initial encounters in 1906 in Gertrude and Leo Stein's Paris studio until 1917 they individually produced some of the greatest art of the 20th century and maintained an openly competitive relationship brimming with intense innovation. Matisse Picasso presents the artists' oeuvres in groupings that reveal the affinities but also the extreme contrasts of their artistic visions. Published to accompany the landmark exhibition a joint effort of The Museum of Modern Art New York; the Tate Modern London; the Reunion des musees nationaux/Musee Picasso and the Musee national d'art moderne/Centre Georges Pompidou Paris Matisse Picasso is the first major examination of the fascinating relationships between their art their careers and their lives. Thirty-four essays each by a member of the exhibition's curatorial team focus on a particular moment in the artists' evolving relationship. These texts are accompanied by an introductory history commentary on the public perception of important artistic relationships and an extensive chronology. "Published to accompany the exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art New York 13 February-19 May 2003; Tate Modern London 11 May-18 August 2002; Les Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais Paris 25 September 2002-6 January 2003"--Title page verso. Tate Publishing unknown books