PICASSO AND ELS 4 GATS: The Early Years in Turn-of-the-Century Barcelona
by Ocana, Maria Teresa
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0821223399
- ISBN 13
- 9780821223390
- Seller
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Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Bulfinch Press, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Els 4 Gats was a celebrated tavern that served as the main meeting place for avant-garde artists in turn-of-the-century Barcelona. It was the venue for the young Picasso's first one-man exhibition. This exhibition, comprising primarily portraits of his friends and acquaintances, launched Picasso's career. Picasso continued to frequent Els 4 Gats until the tavern closed in 1903. This text publishes Picasso's work from the Els 4 Gats exhibition, along with other paintings and drawings from this pivotal and unfamiliar period in his early artistic life." Quarto. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket - as new, still sealed in the original shrink wrap.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 72396
- Title
- PICASSO AND ELS 4 GATS: The Early Years in Turn-of-the-Century Barcelona
- Author
- Ocana, Maria Teresa
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0821223399
- ISBN 13
- 9780821223390
- Publisher
- Bulfinch Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- Artists, Pablo Picasso, Cubism, Modernism, Spain, Barcelona
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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Covina, California
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