Dora Maar
by Edited by Damarice Amao, Amanda Maddox, and Karolina Ziebinska-Lewandowska
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Pub Date Jan 07 2020 | Archive Date Jun 16 2020
Getty Publications | J. Paul Getty Museum
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Description
Dora Maar (born Henriette Théodora Markovitch, 1907–1997) was active at the height of Surrealism in France. She was recognized as a key member of the movement and maintained professional relationships with many of its prominent figures, such as André Breton, Brassaï, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Man Ray. However, her standing as the one-time muse and mistress of Pablo Picasso—his famous “Weeping Woman”— has long eclipsed her creative output and minimized her influence.
Richly illustrated with 240 key works showcasing Maar’s inimitable acumen as a photographer, this book examines the full arc of her career for the very first time. Subjects include her innovative commercial and fashion photography, approach to the nude and eroticism, engagement with political groups, interest in socially concerned photography, affiliation with the Surrealist movement, and hitherto unknown work from her reclusive late career, providing a dynamic and multifaceted examination of an important artist.
This volume is published to accompany an exhibition on view at the Centre Pompidou Paris, France June 5 to July 29, 2019; the Tate Modern London, United Kingdom November 19, 2019, to March 15, 2020; and the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center April 21 to July 26, 2020.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781606066294 |
| PRICE | $40.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 208 |
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Featured Reviews
Robert E, Bookseller
Dora Maar lived in that magical time when, as one person said, "everybody knew everybody." And she traveled in an amazing circle that included Henri Cartier Bresson, Andre Breton, Pablo Picasso, Brassaï, Jacques Prévert, Max Morise, Simone Weil, Jean Renoir, and Georges Bataille.
This book chronicles the varied stages of her career, from street photography to magazine work to surrealist images, to documentary photography (including photographing Picasso as he worked on "Guernica"), to her own painting. This volume covers the best of these works.
My own favorite is her street photography which is spontaneous and alive. The magazine work is equally fine and compares to some of the best of the times. The surrealist works are interesting but others did it better. And I am less enthusiastic about the paintings, which seem overly derivative.
But overall this is a fine collection and deserving to be in any photo book collector's library. Much of this work has not been published before and as a group establishes her as an important photographer.
Trish R, Librarian
I was excited to find not one but two new books about Dora Maar on #NetGalley this year after reading "The Age of Light" last year. The women of surrealism are getting their due. Dora Maar is a well researched volume filled with the gorgeous work of this little known surrealist photographer.
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