The Cubist Epoch

by Douglas Cooper and The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Book Overview

Cubism was one of the most important and influential movements in twentieth-century art. In the eight years between 1906 and 1914, Cubism - Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque in particular - was to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714814482
• ISBN13: 9780714814483
• Release Date: January 1971
• Publisher: Praeger New York
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The Cubist Epoch

Wow! This is a riveting account of the development and influence of the major art movement of the 20th century. Buy this book!

Understanding cubism

A must have for any serious art student. The images are small, but they are adequate. Lesser known cubists are also discussed. I think it is a good introduction for anyone who wants to study the works of Leger, Gris, Mondrian and Braque.

347 illustrations, excellent analysis, glossy paper

347 superb illustrations (mostly in color of paintings) on a high quality glossy paper still white despite the 1971 publishing date, excellent analysis, detailed list of works in alphabetical order per artist on 37 pages (or "Check list") - superb book; available complementary DVD with the same title. CONTENTS: Foreword 7 Introduction 11 1 True Cubism 1906-1912 17 Early Cubism: Les Deinoiselles d'Avignon, 1906-7 17 Early Cubism in relation to Fauvism 25 Braquc's Nude, 1907-8 27 Developments in Picasso's Painting, 1907-9 30 Developments in Braque's Painting, 1908-9 37 From Early to High Cubism: The Painting of Braque and Picasso, 1909-12 42 Summary 60 2 The Cubist Movement in Paris 1906-1914 65 Derain, 1906-10 Le Fauconnier, Gleizes and Metzinger, 1910-14 68 Delaunay, 1910-14 78 Léger, 1909-14 85 The Movement Gathers Momentum, 1911-14 97 Types of Cubism 107 The Putcaux Group and the Section d'Or, 1911-13 112 Villon, Duchamp and Picabia, 1911-13 115 Lesser Painters of the Cubist Movement, 1911-13: de Segonzac, Moreau, Marchand, Lhote, Herbin, Rivera, Férat, Chagall, Marcoussis, and de La Fresnaye 127 3 The Influence of Cubism Outside France 137 In Holland: Mondrian 137 In Germany: Marc, Macke, Campendonk, Klee and Feininger 142 In Czechoslovakia: Filla, Kubista, Procházka, Benes, Gutfreund and Çapek 150 In Russia: Gontcharova, Larionov, Malevich, Tatlin, Popova and Udaltsova 156 In Italy: The Futurists 164 American Artists in New York and Paris: Weber, Marin, Stella, MacDonald-Wright, Russell and Bruce 175 In England: The Vorticists 180 4 Late Cubism 1914-1921 183 Braque and Picasso: Pasted Papers and Paintings, Summer 1912 to Summer 1914 183 Juan Gris: Paintings and Pasted Papers, 1912-14 196 Cubism in Paris during the War Years 206 Picasso: Painting 1914-21 210 Braque: Painting 1917-21 219 Juan Gris: Painting 1915-21 221 5 Cubist Sculpture 231 Picasso, de La Fresnaye, Czaky and Filla 232 Duchamp-Villon and Archipenko 239 Boccioni and Weber 244 Gutfreund 247 Lipchitz, Gris, Laurcus and Braque 249 6 Conclusion 263 Bibliography 269 Artists and Their Dates 273 Check List 275 Index 313 Photo Credits 320