Description: Picasso and the Chess Player by Larry Witham Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description The dramatic story of art in the twentieth century Publisher Description In the fateful year of 1913, events in New York and Paris launched a great public rivalry between the two most consequential artists of the twentieth century, Pablo Picasso and Marcel Duchamp. The New York Armory Show art exhibition unveiled Duchamps Nude Descending a Staircase, a "sensation of sensations" that prompted Americans to declare Duchamp the leader of cubism, the voice of modern art. In Paris, however, the cubist revolution was reaching its peak around Picasso. In retrospect, these events form a crossroads in art history, a moment when two young bohemians adopted entirely opposite views of the artist, giving birth to the two opposing agendas that would shape all of modern art.Today, the museum-going public views Pablo Picasso as the greatest figure in modern art. Over his long lifetime, Picasso pioneered several new styles as the last great painter in the Western tradition. In the rarefied world of artists, critics, and collectors, however, the most influential artist of the last century was not Picasso, but Marcel Duchamp: chess player, prankster, and a forefather of idea-driven dada, surrealism, and pop art. Picasso and the Chess Player is the story of how Picasso and Duchamp came to define the epochal debate between modern and conceptual art-a drama that features a whos who of twentieth-century art and culture, including Henri Matisse, Gertrude Stein, AndrĂ©Breton, Salvador DalĂ, and Andy Warhol. In telling the story, Larry Witham weaves two great art biographies into one tumultuous century. Author Biography LARRY WITHAM is the author of Art Schooled and eight other works of nonfiction. He is a journalist and author living in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C. Details ISBN 1611682533 ISBN-13 9781611682533 Title Picasso and the Chess Player Author Larry Witham Format Hardcover Year 2013 Pages 372 Publisher University Press of New England GE_Item_ID:161827869; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9781611682533
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Book Title: Picasso and the Chess Player : Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp, and the Battle for the Soul of Modern Art
Number of Pages: 372 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University Press of New England
Item Height: 1.2 in
Publication Year: 2013
Topic: History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), Individual Artists / General, Artists, Architects, Photographers, European, History / General
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Art, Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 25.6 Oz
Author: Larry Witham
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
