{"product_id":"picasso-leo-steinberg-9780226816593","title":"Picasso: Selected Essays","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe fourth volume in the Essays by Leo Steinberg series, focusing on the artist Pablo Picasso.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Leo Steinberg was one of the most original art historians of the twentieth century, known for taking interpretive risks that challenged the profession by overturning reigning orthodoxies. In essays and lectures ranging from old masters to modern art, he combined scholarly erudition with eloquent prose that illuminated his subject and a credo that privileged the visual evidence of the image over the literature written about it. His writings, sometimes provocative and controversial, remain vital and influential reading. Steinberg's perceptions evolved from long, hard looking at his objects of study. Almost everything he wrote included passages of formal analysis but always put into the service of interpretation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This volume brings together Steinberg's essays on Pablo Picasso, many of which have been studied and debated for decades, such as \"The Philosophical Brothel,\" as well as unpublished lectures, including \"The Intelligence of Picasso,\" a wide-ranging look at Picasso's enduring ambition to stretch the agenda of representation, from childhood drawings to his last self-portrait. An introduction by art historian Richard Shiff contextualizes these works and illuminates Steinberg's lifelong dedication to refining the expository, interpretive, and rhetorical features of his writing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePicasso \u003c\/i\u003eis the fourth volume in a series that presents Steinberg's writings, selected and edited by his longtime associate Sheila Schwartz. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leo Steinberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226816591\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226816593\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.20h x 8.70w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2023","brand":"Leo Steinberg","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44056658444543,"sku":"9780226816593","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2ca3d45d-d70a-432d-a3b6-bd49501ff046.jpg?v=1685042547","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/picasso-leo-steinberg-9780226816593","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}