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Visiting Picasso: The Notebooks and Letters of Roland Penrose

Visiting Picasso: The Notebooks and Letters of Roland Penrose

by ElizabethCowling (Author), RichardCalvocoressi (Author)

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Synopsis

Containing uncensored and on-the-spot observations of Picasso at home and in company, Visiting Picasso is a wonderfully vivid, spontaneous and lively record of Roland Penrose's many encounters with the artist and his family, friends and associates, from their first meeting in 1936 to the artist's death in 1973. Over 70 photographs, many by Penrose's wife Lee Miller, illustrate the colourful cast of characters, including Dora Maar, Francoise Gilot, Jean Cocteau and Georges Braque, as well as artworks and events described.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 412
 Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 21 Apr 2008
ISBN 10: 0500287465
ISBN 13: 9780500287460
Book Overview: 'A full, frank and gossipy account of the intrigue, plots and squabbles among Picasso's entourage ... As a psychological case study, an art-historical resource, a cautionary tale for biographers or simply as sheer enter tainment, Visiting Picasso is hard to put down' Hilary Spurling, Observer

Media Reviews
'Totally absorbing ... a wonderful book, as entertaining as it is instructive' - Tom Rosenthal, Independent on Sunday
'Book of the year ... a joyous combination of frank, informal and sometimes indiscreet observations, it gives a picture of Picasso not often seen before' - Clare Finn, Apollo
Author Bio
Elizabeth Cowling is currently Reader in History of Art at Edinburgh University. Her book Picasso: Style and Meaning won the 2003 British Academy Book Award.