177 Illustrations, black and white; 30 Illustrations, color
Publishing Details
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publication Date
1 March 1976
Publication Country
United Kingdom
Description
There have been many books about this astonishing artist, most of them written as celebrations of his creative abundance. Tim Hilton has a more challenging purpose: to define Picasso's achievement and his place within twentieth-century art.
Author Biography
Timothy Hilton has been an art critic for the Guardian and Independent on Sunday and has written art history books on Pre-Raphaelitism and Picasso among others.
Reviews
'A stimulating and stringent work by an exceptional critic' - Sunday Telegraph 'New issues and others that seem written to death have been given the vigour to create new interest' - Times Literary Supplement 'A scholarly work, full of acute observation ... very well illustrated' - The Artist 'Brisk, discriminatory and full of good observations' - Observer