Cubism -

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Summary: A Useful History and Summary of Cubism
Review: Cubism was a phase in the development of perhaps every major artist contemporary to the periods immediately preceding and immediately following World War I. Picasso and Braque, working closely together in Paris between 1906 and 1908, are credited as the creators of this style. Cubism was the major step toward Abstractionist painting that came to dominate twentieth-century art, preceded only by Cezanne, whom Picasso credited as its inspiration. Cooper credits the Cubists with the invention of collage, examples of which are included in this beautifully illustrated volume. With 48 full-page color reproductions of important Cubist paintings with accompanying discussion, and an additional 36 illustrations in black and white, this book offers a useful history and summary of Cubism and the artists who practiced it. A better-than-average addition to the library of new low-cost paperback art books that too frequently are plagued with an indifferent text.