Lump: The Dog who ate a Picasso

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Hardcover
2006
$13.95

David Douglas Duncan introduced Lump, a stray dachshund, to Pablo Picasso in 1957. It was love at first sight, and Lump became the artist's inseparable companion and sometime muse. This collection of photographs by the venerable David Douglas Duncan celebrating Picasso and Lump's relationship is an enchanting record of mini-chapter in the history of 20th-century art, with an improbable little character its hero.

Synopsis

David Douglas Duncan introduced Lump, a stray dachshund, to Pablo Picasso in 1957. It was love at first sight, and Lump became the artist's inseparable companion and sometime muse. This collection of photographs by the venerable David Douglas Duncan celebrating Picasso and Lump's relationship is an enchanting record of mini-chapter in the history of 20th-century art, with an improbable little character its hero.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 100
Edition: 1
Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
Published: 01 Apr 2006
ISBN 10: 0500512957
ISBN 13: 9780500512951
Book Overview: A charming, original and uncommonly sensitive portrait of Picasso and his beloved dachshund, Lump

Media Reviews

'Utterly original' - Tatler
'Delightful' - The Art Newspaper
'A fascinating private study of Picasso at home' - State of Art
'The book capture[s] the joyful, informal atmosphere of the Picasso villa and the painter's adoration of the little dachshund' - Independent
'Goes beyond mere entertainment, and offers an insight into a rarely seen world' - Black & White Photography

Author Bio

David Douglas Duncan (1916-2018) was a renowned photographer and photojournalist. A close friend of Picasso, he published numerous collections featuring the artist, including Goodbye Picasso, The Private World of Pablo Picasso, Picasso's Picassos, Viva Picasso and Picasso and Jacqueline.