'Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers' - Charles W.Eliot
Artists: Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Juan Gris et al. Author: Pierre Daix Publisher: Skira/MacMillan Date: 1982/3 Condition: The first edition English hardback, complete with original unclipped printed dust wrapper, some light handling marks but otherwise very good, and retaining the original Skira card slipcase. Internally very clean and tidy, a very nice copy.
This wide-ranging survey of the development and trajectory of the early period of Cubism is a very informative and interesting volume. Filled with plentiful illustrations in colour and black and white, this book offers a very useful overview of a key moment in early c20th art. Written by a friend and biographer of Picasso, the tone is scholarly but readable
