Philippe Dagen

It amazes me that no one has this book in their library since it came out in November of last year. I have wanted to add a comprehensive book on Picasso's work to my art book collection for a long time. There are literally hundreds of books out there on his work. I choose this one because of it's comprehensive content across the changing modalities of Picasso's work through out his life. The reproductions are magnificent but then this is the norm for any book published by the Monacelli Press. The analyses by Phillippe Dagen is approachable, illuminating, and not overly dense for the non-intellectual art lover. I recommend this book highly.… (mere)