Picasso and the Circus: Fin-De-Siecle Paris and the Suite de Saltimbanques

Book Overview

Focusing on prints (etchings, drypoints, color lithographs), Picasso and the Circus presents a pivotal moment in Picasso's early career, between his Blue and Rose Periods, when he was increasingly drawn to the subject of the circus in Paris. The book analyzes the circus and related spectacles in fin-de-siecle Paris, and how they were interpreted by print arts of the era, including Jules Cheret, Henri-Gabriel Ibels, Henri Gray, Edgar Chahine,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0982615620
• ISBN13: 9780982615621
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.0" x 11.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher