Picasso and Printmaking in Paris: National Touring Exhibitions

In the first half of the 20th cent., Paris attracted artists of all nationalities, leading to a remarkable upsurge of creativity in original printmaking. The key figure throughout this period was Picasso. This vol. contains an essay outlining the creative diversity of printmaking in Paris. It opens with Picasso's and Matisse's earliest prints, and the develop. of the Fauve woodcut and Cubist etching before WW1. The period between the wars brought the spread of Surrealist ideas through engravings. The Spanish Civil War and the rise of fascism provoked a political response from artists. The prodigious creativity of Picasso in his last years conclude the book. Includes commentaries on all 60 illustrations.