Author: Palazzo Grassi (and) Jean-Louis Andral
Title: Picasso: La Joie de Vivre, 1945-1948
Description: Milano, Skira editore, 2006. Softcover. White matte hardcover book with intact dust jacket featuring one of Picasso's illustrations. (12), 13-279 pages. Contains color illustrations and includes several fold-outs of his larger works. Catalog of an exhibition held at the Palazzo Grassi, Venice, Italy, Nov. 11, 2006-Mar. 11, 2007. In 1946, when Picasso received the offer to use one of the great rooms in the castle at Antibes as a studio, he exclaimed enthusiastically: "I'm not only going to paint, I'll decorate the museum too." The result was a series of paintings and drawings that reflected the jubilant spirit, the joie de vivre, of a country that was free once more. Picasso later added sculptures, graphic works, and ceramics to this collection, forming the basis for what would be France's first museum dedicated to him, inaugurated in 1966 as Musée Picasso, Antibes.This catalog, published in conjunction with the exhibition of Palazzo Grassi, comprises a great selection of the most outstanding works from the Musée Picasso of Antibes, a large number of which have never been shown beyond the museum's walls. These include the murals La Joie de Vivre, 1946, The Sea Urchin Eater, 1946, and the impressive sculpture Head of Woman with Chignon, 1932. The volume also includes a selection of photographs of Picasso by Polish artist Michel Sima, which portray the context in which Picasso created the works. VG: Small sticker on the back free end paper. Very clean copy, appears hardly ever used; all fold-outs are intact.

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