Life with Picasso
by Françoise Gilot
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Art History, Art, and Nonfiction.
Françoise Gilot's candid memoir remains the most revealing portrait of Picasso written, and gives fascinating insight into the intense and creative life shared by two modern artists.Françoise Gilot was in her early twenties when, in 1943, she met the sixtyoneyearold Pablo Picasso. Brought up in uppermiddleclass comfort and educated at Cambridg...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Art History, Art, and Nonfiction.
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Glen Mazzara
“Just finished this great book. An amazing read by a brilliant woman exploring all the complexities of being an artist not just Picasso but herself as well. In all honesty, one of the best books I?ve ever read. | Just finished this great book. An amazing read by a brilliant woman exploring all the complexities of being an artist not just Picasso but herself as well. In all honesty, one of the best books I’ve ever read.”
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