Picasso

Picasso (1975) by Mario de Micheli – Thames and Hudson
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Mario de Micheli’s Picasso (1975) is a richly illustrated, no-nonsense tour through the feverish genius of the 20th century’s most shape-shifting artist. From Blue Period blues to Cubist contortions and political rage, de Micheli traces Picasso’s many lives with scholarly grit and just enough admiration to keep the paint from drying.

Our copy? Let’s just say it’s been handled with the same casual violence Picasso showed a canvas. Slight warping, a bit of foxing, and maybe a doodle on the title page that might be Guernica reimagined as a stick figure fight.

Crappy Old Books – For people who like their art books with texture, history, and possibly toast crumbs.

Well preserved copy.

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