{"product_id":"9781907804212","title":"Picasso and the Mysteries of Life: La Vie","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew artistic moments are as instantly recognisable as Pablo Picasso's Blue Period, and from it \u003ci\u003eLa Vie\u003c\/i\u003e (Life) has emerged as the culminating masterpiece. This book not only examines La Vie's history and physical structure in unprecedented detail but also uses the painting as the touchstone for exploring a broad array of issues vital to modernist culture of the 19th and 20th centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003ePicasso and the Mysteries of Life\u003c\/i\u003e uses new scientific studies of \u003ci\u003eLa Vie\u003c\/i\u003e to examine the artist's working method and the painting's enigmatic subject.. Author William H. Robinson reconstructs the relationship between the painting's complex symbolism and the process of its creation, and in so doing breaks new ground in understanding the wellsprings of Picasso's fertile imagination and his relationship to contemporary artists. \u003ci\u003eLa Vie\u003c\/i\u003e emerges as a pivotal turning point in Picasso's development into the most innovative and influential painter of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"D Giles Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47043833561328,"sku":"9781907804212","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781907804212_p0.jpg?v=1763619241","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781907804212","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}