Portrait of Picasso

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Portrait of Picasso
by Roland Penrose
Published on the occasion of Picasso's 90th birthday on October 25,1971, this book provides a w/arm and affectionate visual record of the artist's life through a superb collection of portraits, sketches, photographs, and documents that illuminate Picasso as creator and man, his friends, and his surroundings up to the present time. It serves as a revealing background against w/hich It becomes easier to understand both the revolutionary changes that have taken place periodically and the less obvious stream of continuity that runs persistently through his work. Picasso has become more widely known during his lifetime than any painter throughout history. As his age Increases, so does his reputation -which now places him among the greatest painters, sculptors, and engravers, past and present. At the same time, his work, the clarity of his thought, and the richness of his imagination continue unimpaired. Roland Penrose, who wrote the earlier... Tovább

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Portrait of Picasso
by Roland Penrose
Published on the occasion of Picasso's 90th birthday on October 25,1971, this book provides a w/arm and affectionate visual record of the artist's life through a superb collection of portraits, sketches, photographs, and documents that illuminate Picasso as creator and man, his friends, and his surroundings up to the present time. It serves as a revealing background against w/hich It becomes easier to understand both the revolutionary changes that have taken place periodically and the less obvious stream of continuity that runs persistently through his work. Picasso has become more widely known during his lifetime than any painter throughout history. As his age Increases, so does his reputation -which now places him among the greatest painters, sculptors, and engravers, past and present. At the same time, his work, the clarity of his thought, and the richness of his imagination continue unimpaired. Roland Penrose, who wrote the earlier edition of this book when Picasso celebrated his 75th birthday, is Chairman of the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London and Is a painter, poet, essayist, and adventurous collector of modern art. An Intimate friend of the artist for many years, he Is the author of many books, including the standard biography Picasso: His Life and Worl< and The Sculpture of Picasso.
128 pages; 330 Illustrations (6 In color) Vissza