This biography of Picasso has many advantages over the numerous
works dealing with that artist. Written by a man who is thoroughly
fluent with modern painting, the author, a man of penetrating
sympathy and articulate insight, has the advantage of having been
intimately associated with the artist since 1936. In his analysis
of Picasso he maintains a dynamic counterpoint in which the theme
of life and work are so skillfully and closely explored and
integrated that ultimately they stand inseparable. Writing in a
style commensurately vigorous with the temperament of Picasso,
Roland Penrose, who now is organizing a retrospective exhibit of
the artist's work for the Tate gallery, offers a series of
brilliant portraits of the emotional, political, national, and
social events which shaped the canvas of Guernicas. Fully cognizant
of the influence upon Picasso of his origin, his intense
preoccupation with Spanish custom - the battle between life and
death apotheosized in the bull fight - Penrose, in this biography,
illustrated with two hundred photographs, presents a bold canvas of
a titan, his immense contribution, and the inevitable marriage
between a conscious artistic rationale and formidable dedication to
life. (Kirkus Reviews)
The name which predominates in the development of art throughout
the twentieth century, and to which many of the revolutionary
changes are ascribed, is that of Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). Not
only was he one of the most influential artists, he was also one of
the most versatile. This beautifully produced book surveys the
whole range of his paintings, from the haunting works of the Blue
Period, to the brute power of Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, the
lyrical sweetness of his family portraits, the revolutionary
developments of Cubism and the later manifold experimentations with
form and colour. Roland Penrose's introductory essay on Picasso was
first published in 1971, when the great master was still alive.
Penrose was acclaimed in his own right as a painter, and his long
friendship with Picasso gave him unique insight into his life and
work. David Lomas has written a preface introducing us to the
friendship between these two artists. He has also written notes to
each full-page colour plate, discussing the picture in detail,
making this a perfect introduction to the twentieth century's most
famous artist.
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