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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have to say I think the previous reviewer was hugely generous giving this three stars. Picasso's line drawings and prints are really extraordinary, but a huge part of their impact is in the quality of the line itself. With the prints in particular it's in the incredible crisp, clean quality of every line and the way the line contrasts with the surface of the paper. (Sounds a little over-the-top, I know, but the first time I saw one for real I was completely hooked!) The reproductions here are appalling - the thickened, blurred lines look like very poor photocopies on very poor, coarse paper. Save your money - for this price, buy a bus ticket to go and see the real thing.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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The reproductions in this book are strong on line and shading, but are not top-quality prints. They are entirely monochrome. This is a useful source book for artists and art historians, but not a display book.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
line drawings
23 Jan 2009
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I'm a retired mechanical engineer and now an art student.
Because of my enginnering background, I have a tendency to draw anything with lines around the perimeter of objedcts just like I might do if I were making an engineering drawing.
My art instructors try to discourage my approach and one even went so far to suggest that I was not advanced enough to draw with lines. I of course did/do not agree. This instructor suggested I might like cartooning which I have been investigating.
Thus I was very pleased to see this book which shows a number of line drawings by one of the great masters. I was happy to see that my view of the world has been shared by some of the great ones. However, my skill level in no way approaches his work.
Lloyd Lehn
Because of my enginnering background, I have a tendency to draw anything with lines around the perimeter of objedcts just like I might do if I were making an engineering drawing.
My art instructors try to discourage my approach and one even went so far to suggest that I was not advanced enough to draw with lines. I of course did/do not agree. This instructor suggested I might like cartooning which I have been investigating.
Thus I was very pleased to see this book which shows a number of line drawings by one of the great masters. I was happy to see that my view of the world has been shared by some of the great ones. However, my skill level in no way approaches his work.
Lloyd Lehn
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Never judge a product by its cover
13 Nov 2010
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A big disappoinment.A few pages of badly reproduced drawings do not a book make. "A Picasso Portfolio" by MoMA turned out to be much better.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Picasso drawings
11 Nov 2008
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This book of Picasso's sketches show the essence of who Picasso really was. They provide a great insight into his style and his sensuality.
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