Author Description

The first volume had strongly emphasised Picasso's Spanish roots from Malaga to Barcelona. The book ended in early 1907 with the 25 year old Picasso having completed Les Demoiselles D' Avignon described by Richardson as the most innovative painting since Giotto and the first masterpiece of the 20th century. The great painting serves as the starting pointing of volume 2. Volume, 2 covers only ten pivotal years in Picasso's life. At the heart of the book is Cubism. The book will cover his relationship with Cocteau, his affair with Fernande Olivier and the influence of women on his art. The book ends as Picasso gets on the train to join Diaghilev in Rome in 1917.