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          John Richardson's "A Life of Picasso" follows the artist during the decade after Hitler rose to power.

          The second volume of John Richardson's monumental Picasso biography, this book focuses on the inception and rise of the Cubist movement, immediately following..

          The most detailed biography of Picasso

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          Richardson’s fascination with Picasso dates back to his teenage years, when he tried to persuade his mother to lend him £50 to buy a print by the artist.

          Later on, from the 1950s onwards, Richardson coincided with Picasso when they were both living in the south of France and remained close to him for years. Intending to write a biography, Richardson kept a diary of his meetings with Picasso and after the artist’s death his widow Jacqueline Roque agreed to collaborate with the author by allowing him access to the archives and documents she held.

          This first volume takes Picasso from his earliest years in Catalonia through his beginning as an artist to his discovery of Cubism.

        1. This first volume takes Picasso from his earliest years in Catalonia through his beginning as an artist to his discovery of Cubism.
        2. The most detailed biography of Picasso.
        3. The second volume of John Richardson's monumental Picasso biography, this book focuses on the inception and rise of the Cubist movement, immediately following.
        4. Sir John Patrick Richardson, KBE, FBA (6 February – 12 March ) was a British art historian and biographer of Pablo Picasso.
        5. John Richardson has produced the long-awaited third volume of the definitive biography, full of original, groundbreaking new insights into Picasso's life and.

          6. Richardson performed a mammoth task; he compiled and organised abundant documented details about the artist’s life with great narrative skill while also providing well-founded interpretations that give an insight into moments and situations.

          The result is the four volumes that make up A Life of Picasso: The Prodigy, 1881−1906 (vol. 1), 1991; The Cubist Rebel, 1907−1916 (vol. 2)