Picasso, his life and work [Paperback]

Roland Penrose (Author)

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"Authoritative and a good read." -- Daily Mail

An immensely likable book, and one which makes its hero immensely likeable. -- Times Literary Supplement --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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"Intimate, yet objective; comprehensive, yet enthralling; this biography of the greatest artists of our century will rank with Vasari in the annals of European painting."--Sir Herbert Read --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 517 pages
• Publisher: University of California Press; 3rd edition (1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0520041828
• ISBN-13: 978-0520041820
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,736,483 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best picassian review of all times., July 15, 1997

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This review is from: Picasso: His Life and Work, Third edition (Paperback)

Not only because they were good friends but because they shared an astonishing good life in the Còte d'azur in the best of moments for Picasso's creative activity. And he contacted all of his best friends. For he was a surrealistic painter as well and he knew about all the art intrigues at the time. You can get every detail on Picasso's life and his way of living, all of his tips, even the cars he had, his life with his relatives who came to visit him. A very personal and human aspect of a great genius is what this book gives you...

3.0 out of 5 stars Adequate, November 5, 2011

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M.L. Harding "MLH" (Nor Cal) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Picasso: His Life and Work, Third edition (Paperback)

This was a book covering much of his life and work, but there was nothing in it that was not in every other book I have read on him. I was hoping for more.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Must For Researchers, May 17, 2007

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Daniel L. Wheeler "lookabook" (Utah) - See all my reviews
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