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The life of the greatest contemporary artist in the world by one of the most renowned artists in Britain.
'Positive, original, entertaining, and very effective.' – Sunday Times
'This biography achieves the rare distinction of never having a boring page.' – Independent on Sunday
Everything about Picasso, except for his physical stature, was on an impressive scale. His appetite for sex and money, food and drink, friends and quarrels, comedy and tragedy, is legendary. No top-tier artist has been so prolific. No artist of any level has earned so much money. Few artists have matched his ninety-year lifespan, but none have attracted such insatiable public interest.
Patrick O’Brien, author of the famous Aubrey-Maturin novels, was Picasso’s neighbor in southern France for many years and knew him well. His beloved biography gives full weight to the artist’s and his character’s deeply Mediterranean roots. The man emerging from the pages of this academic yet passionate biography is full of contradictions: harsh yet tender, stingy yet generous, affectionate yet cold, private despite his love for fame. A man who, despite his declared communism in later years, according to O’Brien, maintained a residual Catholic mentality until the end of his life.
Pages: 512, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm
Manufacturer
- Author
- Patrick O'Brian
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Language
- English
- Subtitle
- -
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 512
- Release Date
- 09/10/2025
- Type
- Biography
- Attribute
- Artists
- Publication Date
- 2025
- Dimensions
- -
- ISBN-13
- 9780008529949
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