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"The fourth volume in the series Essays by Leo Steinberg shines a light on Pablo Picasso, covering everything from his childhood drawings to his last self-portrait. This volume brings together published texts such as 'The Philosophical Brothel,' along with Steinberg’s unpublished lectures including 'The Intelligence of Picasso.'" * The Art Newspaper "Book Bag" *
"The essays reveal a freshness in Steinberg's approach, which still feels new today... Recommended." * Choice *

Table of Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments, Sheila Schwartz
Introduction, Richard Shiff
1. The Intelligence of Picasso
2. Drawing as If to Possess
3. The Prague Self-Portrait
4. The Philosophical Brothel
5. Resisting Cézanne: Picasso’s Three Women
6. The Polemical Part
7. Touring the Stockholm Collage
8. In the Algerian Room
9. A Working Equation or—Picasso in the Homestretch
10. Picasso’s Endgame
11. “Belied with False Compare”
Notes
Leo Steinberg: Chronology
Leo Steinberg: Publications (1947–2010)
Photography Credits
Index

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 24/06/2022
      ISBN13: 9780226816593, 978-0226816593
      ISBN10: 0226816591
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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      "The fourth volume in the series Essays by Leo Steinberg shines a light on Pablo Picasso, covering everything from his childhood drawings to his last self-portrait. This volume brings together published texts such as 'The Philosophical Brothel,' along with Steinberg’s unpublished lectures including 'The Intelligence of Picasso.'" * The Art Newspaper "Book Bag" *
      "The essays reveal a freshness in Steinberg's approach, which still feels new today... Recommended." * Choice *

      Table of Contents
      Preface and Acknowledgments, Sheila Schwartz
      Introduction, Richard Shiff
      1. The Intelligence of Picasso
      2. Drawing as If to Possess
      3. The Prague Self-Portrait
      4. The Philosophical Brothel
      5. Resisting Cézanne: Picasso’s Three Women
      6. The Polemical Part
      7. Touring the Stockholm Collage
      8. In the Algerian Room
      9. A Working Equation or—Picasso in the Homestretch
      10. Picasso’s Endgame
      11. “Belied with False Compare”
      Notes
      Leo Steinberg: Chronology
      Leo Steinberg: Publications (1947–2010)
      Photography Credits
      Index

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