Name: The Colour Library: Picasso
Brand: Phaidon

Read *The Colour Library: Picasso* for a comprehensive introduction to Pablo Picasso’s life and art. Written by fellow artist and friend of Picasso Roland Penrose with additional text by David Lomas, this paperback makes the perfect addition to any art collector’s library. There are 86 illustrations inside this volume, each of which is accompanied by informative text. This beautifully produced book surveys the whole range of Picasso’s paintings, from the haunting works of the Blue Period, to the brute power of *Les Demoiselles d’Avignon*, the lyrical sweetness of his family portraits, the revolutionary developments of Cubism, and the later manifold experimentations with form and color.

Author — Roland Penrose.

Paperback. 128 pages. 12" x 9" (30 cm x 23 cm).




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Author — John House.

Paperback. 128 pages. 12" x 9" (30 cm x 23 cm).

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Author — Catherine Dean.

Paperback. 128 pages. 12" x 9" (30 cm x 23 cm).

Discover the work of avant-garde painter Gustav Klimt with *The Colour Library: Klimt*. Author Catherine Dean provides readers with a detailed look at the life and career of this Austrian painter, who was a founder of the Vienna Succession artists’ group and a pioneer of the Art Nouveau style.

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Author — Christopher Masters.

Paperback. 128 pages. 12" x 9" (30 cm x 23 cm).

Learn about Surrealist painter Salvador Dali, one of the most controversial and paradoxical artists of the twentieth century, with *The Colour Library: Dali*.

Read *The Colour Library: Picasso* for a comprehensive introduction to Pablo Picasso’s life and art. Written by fellow artist and friend of Picasso Roland Penrose with additional text by David Lomas, this paperback makes the perfect addition to any art collector’s library. 

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