Summary: In 1907, the intimidating women in Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon-also known as The Brothel-were a jarring contrast to all prior Western traditions of depicting the female nude. This program offers an in-depth analysis of an iconoclastic painting born from the rivalry between Picasso and Matisse for leadership of the avant-garde. The painting's intentional lack of narrative, rejection of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This superb documentary covers the long and extraordinary life of Picasso, beginning with the first period of his life in Malaga, La Coruna, and Barcelona (the time of his classic painting) and continuing in Paris, Vallauris, and Vouvenargue. This beautifully photographed program follows the development of this genius through the Pink and Blue Periods, surrealism, cubism, sculpture, and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005