Picasso. An intimate portrait

"The book you hold in your hands is a portrait of a man with his advantages and disadvantages. Here his encounter and victory, his companion, children, friends, all his family; tormenting his questions, fears, regrets... rare courage, his loyalty and his betrayal, moments of happiness and of being lost... his constant daring quest to question and continuous work. That's essentially why I decided to write this book: I wanted to finally meet my grandfather, whom I hardly knew you". Armed with unique documents and rare testimonies of relatives and friends Olivier Weidemeyer-Picasso enthusiastically explores the intricacies of fiction believable and incredible facts the legendary biography of his grandfather — the greatest artist of the XX century. Created by the grandson of a portrait of Pablo Picasso — a measure of respectful, moderately honest, the portrait that does not leave the slightest chance to resist the charm grandiose personality of the "founder of contemporary art", complemented by fantastic illustrations, including photographs of David Douglas Duncan, Edward Quinn, man ray, andré Villiers, Lucien Clergue, Robert Capa and other famous photographers.