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A life of Picasso : the prodigy 1881-1906

by Pablo Picasso, John Richardson, Marilyn McCully

The first volume of this biography chronicles the artist's life from 1881 to 1906, detailing his youth in Spain and his move to Paris. The work features 800 black-and-white illustrations and draws on personal papers and private studio archives.

Accession 17280 ISBN 9780375711497 Publisher Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
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