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 author introduces material on the artist's early training in religious art, and establishes his passion for Barcelona and Catalan modernisme . There are also portraits of Apollinaire, Max Jacob and Gertrude Stein who made up The Picasso Gang . The book won the 1991 Whitbread biography award.

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.

On his death Picasso left 175 sketchbooks spanning over 60 years. This text provides a record of the day-to-day working life of this artist. Individual leaves as well as sketchbooks are shown in full and in sequence, and they deal directly or indirectly with almost every phase of his career.

Drawing on research from interviews and archival material, this is the third volume of the biography covering Picasso's life and work. It reveals Picasso at the height of his powers, producing not only the costumes and sets for such Diaghilev Ballets Russes productions as Parade and Tricorne but some of his most important sculpture and paintings.

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.

Taschen portfolios feature high quality prints suitable for framing. Tucked in each portfolio are 14 large-format reproductions, each with a brief description. Guaranteed to brighten up any day, they also make great gifts for art lovers.

Offers unique and penetrating insights into the lives and opinions of some of the most significant players in the cultural life of the twentieth century.

In 1935, Miguel Navarro finds himself in conflict with the Spanish Civil Guard, so he flees the Basque fishing village of Lekeitio to make a new start in Guernica, the centre of Basque culture and tradition. In the midst of this isolated bastion of democratic values, Miguel finds more than a new life - he finds someone to live for.

Offers an exploration of the power and the point of art. This book also explores the dynamic personalities of the artists and the spirit of the times they lived through, capturing the theatre of bourgeois life in Amsterdam, the passion and paranoia of Revolutionary Paris, and the carnage and pathos of civil-war Spain.

Nina Laden''s illustrations complement this f unny story that not only introduces children to two of the w orld''s most extraordinary modern artists, but teaches a valu able lesson - how to creatively resolve a conflict. '

An autobiography of Gertrude Stein and a roll-call of the painters and writers she met between 1903 and 1932. It is a definitive account by her in Paris.

Explores the creative process through the sketches executed by Picasso for his mural Guernica . The drawings and paintings shown herein, as well as the photographs of the stages of the final painting, represent the visual record of the creative stages of a major work of art.

Cubism originated in Paris between 1906 and 1914, and became an international force with a profound impact on human visual experience. This book, fully illustrated with over 300 photographs, presents an evocation of Cubism as a historic and aesthetic force.

The story of the famous painting by Picasso and its diverse meanings from its conception to the present day

Traces the origins and growth of modern art, assessing the intrinsic qualities of individual works and describing the social forces in play. The book covers various areas including works of Impressionism, Cubism, Constructivism and Surrealism.