Picasso

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Picasso
Authors and Contributors      By (author) David Lomas
SeriesColour library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:128
Dimensions(mm): Height 305,Width 225
Category/GenreArt and design styles - from c 1900 to now
Individual artists and art monographs
ISBN/Barcode 9780714827087
ClassificationsDewey:759.6
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Phaidon Press Ltd
Imprint Phaidon Press Ltd
Publication Date 12 August 1998
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This series acts as an introduction to key artists and movements in art history. Each title contains 48 full-page colour plates, accompanied by extensive notes, and numerous comparative illustrations in colour or black and white, a concise introduction, select bibliography and detailed source information for the images. Monographs on individual artists also feature a brief chronology.

Author Biography

Penrose was acclaimed in his own right as a painter, and his long friendship with Picasso gave him unique insight into his life and work.

Reviews

On the Colour Library Series "Ideal introductions for students and museum-goers."-Independent "Phaidon's excellent Colour Library series: [...] a good introduction to nearly 50 key artists and movements in art history."-Antiques Trade Gazette "The Phaidon Colour Library Series provides an invaluable introduction to key artists and movements in art history."-Art & Craft