The photographs are integrated into Richardson's text such that the book is, in effect, a prolonged meditation on the origins of Modern Art. The book, which runs to near 500 large, beautifully pages, must contain well over 2,000 photos - mainly of Picasso's many drawing, paintings, sculptures, sketchbooks - but also of the works of those who influenced him. These are the years of Fernande Olivier, his first mistress. The first volume of this biography covers the years 1881-1906 (but really goes through 1907): Picasso's youth, his early years in Paris, Blue Period, Rose Period, the remarkable sojourn at Gósol - his dealings with Apollinaire, Alfred Jarry (who Picasso actually did not ever meet), the Steins, Matisse - and his passion (via Paco Durrio) for Gauguin and El Greco. First, there is a nice on-line collection of Picasso's complete works (and much, much more) at this site:
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