A Life of Picasso Volume IV: The Minotaur Years: 1933-1943 by John Richardson Ha

Description: A Life of Picasso Volume IV by John Richardson Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description The beautifully illustrated fourth volume of Picassos life - set in France and Spain during the Spanish Civil War and World War II - covers friendships with the surrealist painters; artistic inspiration around Guernica and the Minotaur; his muses Marie-Ther se, Dora Maar and Fran oise Gilot; and much more.A masterpiece Sunday TimesMagisterial... thrilling GuardianTerrifically enjoyable Daily TelegraphThe beautifully illustrated, long-awaited final volume of John Richardsons magisterial Life of Picasso, drawing on original research from interviews and never-before-seen material in the Picasso family archives.The Minotaur Years opens in 1933 with a visit by the Hungarian-French photographer Brassai to Picassos ch teau in Normandy, Boisgeloup, where he would take his iconic photographs of the celebrated plaster busts of Picassos lover Marie-Ther se Walter. Picasso was contributing to Andre Bretons Minotaur magazine and spending time with the likes of Man Ray, Salvador Dali, Lee Miller, and the poet Paul luard, in Paris and the south of France. It was during this time that Picasso began writing surrealist poetry and became obsessed with the image of himself as the mythic Minotaur.Richardson shows us the artist being as prolific as ever, painting Walter, as well as the surrealist photographer Dora Maar, who became a muse, collaborator and lover. The bombing of Guernica in April 1937 would inspire Picassos vast masterwork of the same name, which he painted in just a few weeks for the Spanish Pavilion at the Paris Worlds Fair. When the Nazis occupied Paris in 1940, Picasso chose to remain in the city despite the threat that his art would be confiscated. In 1943, Picasso met Fran oise Gilot who would replace Maar and inspire a brilliant new sequence of paintings.As always, Richardson tells Picassos story through his work, analysing how it shows what the artist was feeling and thinking. His fascinating and illuminating narrative immerses us in one of the most exciting moments in twentieth-century cultural history, and brings to a close the definitive and critically acclaimed biography of one of the worlds most celebrated artists. Author Biography John Richardson was born in London in 1924. He studied art at the Slade School but soon gave up painting for art criticism. In 1949 he moved to France, where befriended Picasso, Braque, Leger, and Cocteau. The first volume of his magisterial four-volume A Life of Picasso won the Whitbread Prize in 1991. He was also the author of the memoir, The Sorcerers Apprentice; an essay collection, Sacred Monsters, Sacred Masters; and books on Manet and Braque. He wrote for the New York Review of Books, New Yorker and Vanity Fair. He was made a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy in 1993, and served as the Slade Professor of Fine Art at Oxford University from 1995 to 1996. He died in 2019. Details ISBN 0224031228 ISBN-13 9780224031226 Title A Life of Picasso Volume IV Author John Richardson Format Hardcover Year 2022 Pages 320 Publisher Vintage Publishing GE_Item_ID:123840485; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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