Contains 40 colorplates, 65 reproductions and accompanying commentary on many of Picasso's works.

"Drawn from the most intimate and personal of associations. Pablo Neruda's most beloved collection of poetry juxtaposes the exuberance of youthful passion with the desolation of grief, the sensuality of the body with the metaphorical nuances of nature." "Interspersed with illustrations by Pablo Picasso, W.S. Merwin's masterly translation faces the original Spanish text. This edition also features a wonderful new Introduction by Cristina Garcia."--Jacket....

Discusses the life and work of artist Pablo Picasso, who founded the movement known as Cubism.

"This is a book about seeing. Take a close look at the sculptures that Pablo Picasso made from found objects. Discover that what you see depends on how you look."--Jacket.

Starting in 1896, when he was only 15, this program traces Picasso's artistic development, exploring his work as a youth, from the Blue period to the Pink period and his first steps into Cubism in 1906. Then we discover the Chrysteline period where he went from analytical to synthetic Cubism until entering his Neoclassical period in 1918. Culminates with the painting of his masterpiece "Guernica" in 1937. Part of a two part series. Part II covers...