The works selected for this pocket-book cover artist Pablo Picasso's entire output, from the less familiar to key masterpieces such as Guernica , from the Blue and Rose Periods through his cubist and classicist phases to his later involvement with politics in art.

The young painter Francoise Gilot met Picasso in a Parisian cafe when he was 62. During the next ten years they were lovers, worked together and had two children, Claude and Paloma. In an account filled with intimate revelations, the author paints a portrait of her turbulent life with Picasso.

The first volume of this biography emphasized Picasso's Spanish roots from Malaga to Barcelona. This second volume covers ten pivotal years of Picasso's life. It describes his relationship with Cocteau, his affair with Fernande Olivier, and the influence of women on his art.

The art of Richard Diebenkorn is identified with California, but is valued throughout the US. This catalogue is published to coincide with the first retrospective of his work since his death in 1993. The three essays provide insights into the artist's life and work.

Presents all of Avery's most important paintings, including many unfamiliar ones.