The Genesis of a Painting () von Rudolf Arnheim

Rudolf Arnheim explores the creative process through the sketches executed by Picasso for his muralGuernica. The drawings and paintings shown herein, as well as the photographs of the stages of the final painting, represent the complete visual record of the creative stages of a major work of art.

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Rudolf Arnheim explores the creative process through the sketches executed by Picasso for his muralGuernica. The drawings and paintings shown herein, as well as the photographs of the stages of the final painting, represent the complete visual rec

I NOTES ON CREATIVITY
II THE PAINTING
III STEPS TOWARD GUERNICA
IV CONCLUSIONS

NOTES
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS