Picasso The Early Years 1881-1907

New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1981. Hardcover. Fine in Near Fine DJ. Hardcover. "This beautifully produced volume - a fitting monument to the artist on the centennial of his birth - presents an almost complete catalog of Picasso's paintings and drawings from 1882, when he was eleven, to the epoch-making Demoiselles d'Avignon of 1907. A remarkable panorama is contained in these pages, which investigate the earliest of Picasso's celebrated 'styles', including the sensitive and melancholy works of the Blue and Rose periods and culminating in the explorations and distortions of form and volume inspired by African art, works that shocked the whole world into a new way of seeing and that changed, almost overnight, centuries-old traditions of Western aesthetics. The seeds of Cubism were herewith sown." (jacket). Includes over 1500 paintings and drawings, including hundreds of sketches never before published. Also includes some 250 works reproduce here in color for the first time and an annotated catalog.

Folio. Fine beige cloth boards with black gilt label. Dust jacket is near fine with slight edge wear. Pristine interior with 1557 B/W and color paintings, drawings, sketches and photos throughout. Housed in a black slip case. Minor discoloration to slip case. With index 559 pages. This book is very heavy and will require extra shipping. ART/4303.