PICASSO. LA MONOGRAPHIE

In this book three recognised authorities on the life and work ofPicasso conduct a profound study of the artistic career and personalitinerary of one of the great geniuses of the 20th century. The bookconsists of twelve chapters divided into three periods: in the first,1881-1916, Brigitte Léal describes and analyses Picasso’s life andoeuvre from his initial experiences and formative years to his move to Paris in 1901, where he would start his Cubist experiments. In thesecond period, 1917-1952, Christine Piot continues the narrative ofevents and analysis to the artist’s output, as well as describingthose events which most influenced his constant evolution. Finally,the third period, between 1953 and 1973, is described along the samelines as the previous two by Marie-Laure Bernadac.