A chronological overview of the life and work of sculptor Louise Bourgeois, from her symbolic works on paper to her newest works

Product Description: Texts and words are of crucial importance to Annette Messager's work--for her, "words are images." And so words--at once autonomous from, parallel to, and the sources of her visual creativity--are woven throughout her production. She has looked directly at our diverse relationships to language in forms ranging from the early scrapbooks of the 1970s to the large sculpted words of the late 1990s, and others including personal diaries, letters, calligraphy, alphabets and primers...read more

Product Description: The architectural history of the Louvre stretches back to the early 13th century. A comparatively modest royal fortress, it became the royal residence under François I, friend and patron of Leonardo da Vinci. Louis XIV turned the Louvre into a splendid castle...read more

The author presents a more concise version of the sweeping retrospective of Picasso's work and life published in 2000, presenting more that 1,200 reproductions that cover paintings, drawings, lithographs, ceramics, and sculpture covering every major period in the artist's life. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

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Traces the artist's rise from poverty to worldwide recognition, featuring first-hand accounts of Picasso by his friends, lovers, and colleagues, excerpts from his own writings, and 192 reproductions of his work. Original.

Examines over 100 sculptures and paintings which Picasso did not sell during his lifetime, representing his different phases including his Blue Period