Picasso: The Artist and His Muses

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Taking a fresh approach to discussions around one of the twentieth century s greatest artists, Picasso: The Artist and His Muses examines the significance of the six women who were most important to Picasso s artistic development, as well as exploring in depth the notion of the artist/muse relationship.Featuring texts by some of the world s leading female art writers, this publication covers work that spans most of Picasso s entire career, from 1906 through to the early 1970s. Focusing on the prominent muses throughout his lifeFernande Olivier, Olga Khokhlova, Marie-Therese Walter, Dora Maar, Francoise Gilot and Jacqueline Roquethis book makes clear the impact that these women had on Picasso s creativity and their significant long-term influence on the development of his work.This beautifully designed and illustrated book reopens the door to discussions around Picasso s life and work, allowing readers to engage with Picasso beyond the discourse now typically associated with him. Picasso: The Artist and His Muses includes writings from: Cecile Godefroy (Art Historian and Associate Researcher to the Fundacion Almine y Bernard Ruiz-Picasso para el Arte, Brussels), Laurence Madeline (Chief Curator, Musee d Art et d Histoire, Geneva, formerly at the Musee Picasso, Paris), Dr Catherine M Soussloff (Professor of Art History, Visual Art & Theory at University of British Columbia, Vancouver), Verane Tasseau (Art Historian, Fellow at the Metropolitan Museum of Art), Dr Gertje Utley (Independent Art Historian and author of Picasso: The Communist Years, (New York, 2000)) and Diana Widmaier Picasso (Art Historian, author of Picasso: Art Can Only Be Erotic (Munich, 2005) and Curator of Picasso.mania at the Grand Palais, Paris).Published in partnership with Art Centre Basel for the Vancouver Art Gallery.