Word: tinterow
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...this country devoted solely to his works on paper since Alfred Stieglitz displayed the young Spaniard's drawings and etchings at the avant-garde 291 Gallery in New York. That was in 1911. Now, 70 years later on the centennial of Picasso's birth, the Fogg's Gary Tinterow has assembled more than 100 drawing watercolors, and guaches from 50 collections and museums around the world. Because of the recent settling of Picasso's estate, it is now possible to exhibit works that were previously unknown--and the Fogg has done just that...
Although many exhibitions of Picasso's works have hung drawings, these pieces were always considered supportive of--or even subordinate to--his paintings. But Tinterow notes that "for Picasso, line was supreme," and his drawings, while crucial to the understanding of his overall work, are important as independent art, because there are entire themes and approaches that Picasso explored in his drawings that never appeared in his paintings. Tinterow also regards the drawings as important in the context of Picasso's work because "there is no clear stylistic line separating Picasso's drawings and paintings." Picasso...
...TINTEROW intends the exhibition to be a comprehensive yet selective representation of Picasso's best works, concentrating on his transitional and revolutionary phases: 1906-7, 1914, 1919, 1933, and his final years. But the Fogg puts these into context with works ranging from Picasso's earliest studies (drawn at age 13) to his self-portrait executed just months before his death...