Pablo Picasso The Interaction between Collectors and Exhibitions, 1899-1939

by Mallen, Enrique

• ISBN13: 9781845199005
• ISBN10: 1845199006
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2018-04-23
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press

Summary

This book explores the interaction between collectors, dealers and exhibitions in Pablo Picasso's entire career. The former two often played a determining role in which artworks were included in expositions, as well as their availability and value in the art market. The term collector/dealer must often be used in combination since the distinction between both is often unclear; Heinz Berggruen, for instance, identified himself primarily as a collector, although he also sold quite a few Picassos through his Paris gallery. While some dealers were above all professional gallery owners; most were mainly collectors who sporadically sold items from their collection.

The book is organized chronologically and discusses the interaction between Picasso's collectors, dealers and exhibitions as they take place. Once collectors acquired an artwork, their willingness to lend them to exhibitions or their necessity to submit them to auction had a direct impact on Picasso's prominence in the art world.

Table of Contents

Contents

Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Early Exhibitions.
Chapter 2. The Move to Paris.
Chapter 3. Growing Prestige.
Chapter 4. Rising Prices.
Chapter 5. A Time of Renewal.
Chapter 6. Involvement in the Theatre.
Chapter 7. The Post-War Market.
Chapter 8. The Early 1920s.
Chapter 9. Reputation Across the Atlantic.
Chapter 10. The Sale of a Masterpiece.
Chapter 11. First Retrospective.
Chapter 12. The Influence of Surrealism.
Chapter 13. The American Market.
Chapter 14. Retrospectives in Paris and Zürich.
Chapter 15. Crisis in Europe.
Chapter 16. The Growing Presence of New York.
Chapter 17. The War in Spain.
Chapter 18. The Impact of Fascism.
Chapter 19. The War Period.
Chapter 20. Major New York Retrospective.
References
Cited Works
Index