Main entry:

Rubin, William, 1927-2006.

Title & Author:

Les Demoiselles d'Avignon / special issue by William Rubin, Héléne Seckel, Judith Cousins.

Publication:

New York : Museum of Modern Art : Distributed by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., ©1994.

Description:

279 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 27 cm

Series:

Studies in modern art, 1058-997X ; 3

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-272) and index.
The genesis of Les demoiselles d'Avignon / William Rubin -- Chronology of Les demoiselles d'Avignon, 1907 to 1939 / Judith Cousins, Hélène Seckel -- Appendix to the chronology. Was Les demoiselles d'Avignon exhibited in 1918? / Étienne-Alain Hubert -- Anthology of early commentary on Les demoiselles d'Avignon / Hélène Seckel.
Also issued online.

Summary:

"This painting, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, was painted in 1907 and is the most famous example of cubism painting. In this painting, Picasso abandoned all known form and representation of traditional art. He used distortion of female's body and geometric forms in an innovative way, which challenge the expectation that paintings will offer idealized representations of female beauty. It also shows the influence of African art on Picasso."--Pablopicasso.org

ISBN:

0870701622 (The Museum of Modern Art and Thames and Hudson)
9780870701627 (The Museum of Modern Art and Thames and Hudson)
0810961253 (Harry N. Abrams, Inc.)
9780810961258 (Harry N. Abrams, Inc.)

Subject:

Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973. Demoiselles d'Avignon.
Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973). Demoiselles d'Avignon.
Demoiselles d'Avignon (Picasso, Pablo)
Painting, Modern 20th century.
Cubism.
Painting, Modern.
Peinture 20e siècle.
Cubisme.
Cubist.
Les demoiselles d'Avignon (Picasso)

Added entries:

Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973.
Seckel-Klein, Hélène.
Cousins, Judith.
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
Studies in modern art ; 3.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 191842
Call No.: ID N6853.P3.R62; ID:97-B2874
Status: Available