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Picasso : style and meaning

by Elizabeth Cowling

This book analyses how Pablo Picasso used stylistic variety, rather than diverse subject matter, to communicate meaning. Combining biography and critical commentary, it features 600 illustrations of his major works leading up to World War II.

Accession 2535 ISBN 0714842931 Publisher Phaidon Press
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