Picasso

This collection showcases the dynamic use of line in Picasso’s art, featuring over three hundred reproductions and insightful essays that explore his creative journey.

Fifty years after Picasso’s death, this magnificent collection of drawings offers a career-spanning tour of the artist’s brilliant and dynamic use of line. It serves as a window into the heart and soul of the most prolific aspect of his œuvre, showcasing the evolution of his artistic journey.

From his early studies to his final works, drawing was an ever-renewing exploration for Picasso. This collection comprises over three hundred reproductions from his massive oeuvre, featuring both well-received and rarely seen works, as well as images from his extraordinary notebooks. The volume includes fifty penetrating essays that delve into the themes, symbols, and techniques that echo throughout his career, covering a range of subjects from monsters and crucifixions to self-portraits and various drawing methods.

Accompanying the largest-ever exhibition of Picasso’s drawings and engravings, this gorgeous volume is a must-have for students and fans alike. Stunning full-color reproductions allow readers to appreciate the enormous inventiveness and diversity of his work, from serpentine lines to hatched drawing, and from the delicate nuances of pastel to the deep blacks of ink. Picasso is not just a visual feast but also an insightful exploration of one of the greatest artists of the modern era.