Creativity and Life Cycles of Artists

Authors: Ginsburgh, Victor; Weyers, Sheila

Source: Journal of Cultural Economics, Volume 30, Number 2, September 2006 , pp. 91-107(17)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

Age curves, which relate age to creativity or exceptional achievements, seem to take two forms: some artists bloom early (Picasso), others later in life (Cézanne). We argue that this objective fact is not related to their mode of creation according to which some artists proceed by drawings made prior to the painting's execution, while others are more likely to imitate and achieve this through color and the process of painting itself.

Keywords: Age curves; disegno and colore; Modes of artistic creation

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10824-006-9011-x

Publication date: 2006-09-01