2 Gerhard Munthe

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TitleThe Tower of Blood

Creator nameMunthe, Gerhard

Creator nationality/cultureNorwegian

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1902

Object typeTextile

MaterialsTapestry

LocationNordenfjeldske Kunstgewebemuseum, Trondheim, Norway

Accession numberUnknown

SubjectsLegends in artDecorative arts--Norway

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Pepe Karmel

Picasso and the Invention of Cubism

In spring 1912 a journalist visited Picasso’s dealer, Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler. Kahnweiler’s first impulse was to send him away. He did not want his artists held up to mockery in the popular press. The journalist, Jacques de Gachons, persisted. He was writing an article about “The Art of the Future.” It would begin with Cézanne, Gauguin, and Van Gogh and follow the...

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Pepe Karmel

PublisherYale University Press

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https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00295.1

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Chapter subject tags:Braque, Georges, 1882-1963Kahnweiler, Daniel Henry, 1884-1979Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973Impressionism (Art)Post-impressionism (Art)Cubism (Art)Avant-garde (Aesthetics)--France--History

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