THE WAR FOR PICASSO. HOW MODERN ART MADE ITS WAY... - HUGH EAKIN

Discover the fascinating story of how Pablo Picasso's art won the hearts of Americans and influenced the world of culture. This book is a captivating journey through intrigues, ambitions, and groundbreaking moments that defined 20th-century art. Learn about the behind-the-scenes of one of the most important exhibitions in history, which forever changed the face of the art world.

• Captivating story about American culture and modern art
• Insightful reflections on ambition, power, and war booty
• The story of John Quinn and his dream of creating a Picasso collection
• Alfred H. Barr Jr. and his vision of the Museum of Modern Art
• Groundbreaking exhibition "Picasso - Forty Years of His Art"
• Saving works of art from the Nazis
• New approach to scientific research and vivid narration

In January 1939, Pablo Picasso was famous in Europe, but in the United States, his art was not yet appreciated. A year later, Americans began demanding his works at exhibitions. How did the controversial leader of the Parisian avant-garde break into the heart of American culture? You will find the answer to this question in this book, which takes us back to the time when the Irish-American renegade, lawyer John Quinn, decided to create the world's largest Picasso collection. His dream of a museum to house it was realized by the cultural visionary Alfred H. Barr Jr., who at the age of twenty-seven became director of the New York Museum of Modern Art.

However, Barr and Quinn's plans could have been buried by general hostility, crises, Parisian intrigues, and Picasso himself. It took Hitler's campaigns against Jews and modern art, and Barr's tense alliance with Paul Rosenberg, the artist's persecuted art dealer, to get the most important of his works out of Europe. Organized in the shadow of the war, the groundbreaking exhibition "Picasso - Forty Years of His Art" introduced him to America, defined MoMA in the form we know it, and moved the center of the art world from Paris to New York.

The War for Picasso is the first time the story has been told of how an exhibition, prepared for ten years, irrevocably changed American taste, and thus saved dozens of 20th-century works of art of lasting importance from the Nazis. Hugh Eakin skillfully combines a new approach to scientific research with a vivid narrative, showing how two men obsessed with Picasso led the world of art in new directions. This book is not only a story about art, but also about the people who created and promoted it, and about the events that influenced its fate. It is a must-read for every art and history lover.

The book, published by Rebis Publishing House, has 504 pages and a format of 232x171 mm. The year of publication is 2023, and the cover is hardcover with a dust jacket. It is a position that will certainly enrich your library and provide many hours of fascinating reading.