PICASSO

by Elizabeth Ripley ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 28, 1959

Elizabeth Ripley, who recently wrote a biography of Durer, turns now to the biography of the Spanish painter, Picasso. Although this introduction to Picasso the man and Picasso the artist lacks a certain essential vigor and brilliance characteristic of him and his work--he emerges in a somewhat homogenized form--it does help the reader to appreciate the enormous struggle he underwent in order to arrive at his characteristic styles. Full page reproductions in black and white accompany each page of text and aid the reader unfamiliar with Picasso's work to achieve a grasp of his attitudes and their ultimate realization on canvas or in clay and stone. And Picasso, the ardent Spaniard, the passionate opposer of tyranny, specifically of Franco, does in an overall sense emerge here as a symbol of artistic and spiritual integrity.

Pub Date: Sept. 28, 1959

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Lippincott

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1959

Categories: NONFICTION