Pablo Picasso: Life and Works

Author: [British] Roland Penrose
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Publish Date: 2002-11-01
Features: The author passionately and thoroughly narrates the life and creative journey of Picasso, making us admit: the common virtue of all great painters is teaching us how to observe things, but few are as capable as Picasso in this regard. There are many reasons why Picasso became a renowned painter, and there are various legends about his life and achievements. Discussions about him are often divided and inconclusive, leaving the public confused—some see him as a strange and terrifying monster, while others regard him as a supremely intelligent sage. This book is a specialized introduction to Picasso's life and creativity. Roland Penrose, a close friend of Picasso and former president of the London College of Arts, possesses the elegant prose of a writer and the delicate understanding of an artist, with in-depth research on Picasso. There is no one more suitable to write this specialized book than him. However, it should be noted that the original book only covers up to 1958, while Picasso passed away in 1973.