About the Book
Pencil in Hand, 20th-Century Drawings presents a considered selection of more than 100 drawings, providing a wide-ranging view of art from the past century, both from Spain and abroad. All the works form part of the 20th Century Drawing Collection, which belongs to the FUNDACIÃ?N MAPFRE. The vocation for collecting of FUNDACIÃ?N MAPRE, one of Spain's most prestigious cultural institutions, has increased year by year with works by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Salvador DalÃ, Edgar Degas, Fernand Khnopff, Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Henri Matisse and George Grosz. The catalogue is organised chronologically and includes an introductory text by Pablo Jiménez Burillo, the curator of the show and the general director of the FUNDACIÃ?N MAPFRE's Cultural Institute. Every work reproduced includes a commentary by a renowned specialist in the work of the artist in question. The publication is completed with a set of biographies of the artists featured, as well as an extensive bibliography. Pencil in Hand, 20th-Century Drawings is an essential reference book for all those interested in the history of art of 20th century. Featured artists include: Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Edgar Degas, Mariano Fortuny, Auguste Rodin, Francisco Pradilla y Ortiz, Ignacio Pinazo, DarÃo de Regoyos, Fernand Khnopff, Gustav Klimt, JoaquÃn Sorolla, Henri Matisse, Lyonel Feininger, Manolo Hugué, Isidre Nonell, Joaquim Sunyer, JoaquÃn Torres GarcÃa, Juan de EchevarrÃa, Julio González, Xavier Gosé, Nicanor Piñole, Paul Klee, Francis Picabia, Albert Gleizes, Pablo Picasso, Enric Casanovas, Daniel Vázquez DÃaz, Sonia Delaunay, André Lhote, Alexander Archipenko, Juan Gris, Kurt Schwitters, Serge Charchoune, Rafael Barradas, Ãngel Ferrant, Egon Schiele, Celso Lagar, George Grosz, Joan Miró, BenjamÃn Palencia, Manuel Ãngeles Ortiz, László Moholy-Nagy, Alberto (Alberto Sánchez), Gregorio Prieto, Francisco Bores, Ismael González de la Serna, JoaquÃn Peinado, Apel-les Fenosa, Joan Rebull, Luis Fernández, Rafael Alberti, Maruja Mallo, Arturo Souto, Joan Sandalinas, Salvador DalÃ, Hernando Viñes Genaro Lahuerta, Ã?scar DomÃnguez, Rafael Zabaleta, Remedios Varo, José Caballero, Luis Castellanos, Manuel Viola, Antoni Tà pies, Eduardo Chillida, Joan Ponç.
