{"title":"Pascal Bonafoux","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePascal Bonafoux\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into the intimate world of self-portraiture, delving into the works of masters like Picasso and Rembrandt. His writings reveal the layers of identity and artistry that these iconic figures express through their own images, providing readers with a nuanced appreciation of their creative journeys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWithin the \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e category, Bonafoux's books combine scholarly analysis with accessible narrative, making them ideal for those intrigued by the dialogue between artist and self. His thoughtful examinations enrich the experience of art lovers wishing to understand the personal reflections behind celebrated masterpieces.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"picasso-the-self-portraits-by-pascal-bonafoux-9780500025833","title":"Picasso: The Self-Portraits","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first book dedicated to Picasso's self-portraits, many held in private collections and published here for the first time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMuch has been said and written about Picasso's life and art, but until now his self-portraits have never been studied and presented in a single book, perhaps because the artist always left many doubts about his work. However, there is no doubt that Picasso represented himself ceaselessly, whether in a dashed-off pencil sketch, as a flourish at the bottom of a letter, or on a giant canvas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt the suggestion of Picasso's widow Jacqueline, the distinguished art historian Pascal Bonafoux began researching Picasso's self-portraits more than forty years ago. This meticulously researched book presents the fruits of his decades-long project. From the first attributed painting in 1894 as a thirteen-year-old boy, until Picasso's final self-portrait in 1972, a year before his death, Bonafoux charts the evolution of the artist's life and art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHere is Picasso as a student; as a young bohemian; an impetuous artist in Paris; as harlequin; as lover, husband and father; and finally, as an old man confronting his mortality. The book comprises about 170 drawings, paintings and photographs, some from private collections and previously unpublished, bringing together for the first time the attributed self-portraits of this genius of 20th-century art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47362949021932,"sku":"9780500025833","price":72.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/79193482366.jpg?v=1772905837"},{"product_id":"rembrandt-by-rembrandt-the-self-portraits-by-pascal-bonafoux-9781419738067","title":"Rembrandt by Rembrandt: The Self-Portraits","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRembrandt's revealing self-portraits in an appealing, affordable format. Celebrated as the supreme painter of the human condition, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669) famously turned the intense spotlight of his empathetic vision on himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the course of 60 years, he produced more than 50 self-portraits, in mediums ranging from paintings to drawings to engravings. Rembrandt stood at the beginning of a long tradition of self-portraiture—one that has given us both Cindy Sherman in the high arts, and selfies as the primary form of visual self-expression in everyday life—and he explored its potential in a thoroughly modern way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe portrayed the face he turned to the world, from youth to old age: a dandy, a husband, an artist, a solitary genius, among many other characters. He captured inner states that are universal to existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRembrandt by Rembrandt: The Self-Portraits\u003c\/em\u003e reproduces Rembrandt's self-portraits, with commentary about each one, in an appealing portable format that makes a perfect gift for any art lover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597836697836,"sku":"9781419738067","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781419738067-rembrandt-by-rembrandt-the-self-portraits.jpg?v=1777959410"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/pascal-bonafoux.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}