Picasso: Fired With Passion

An icon in his own lifetime, by 1947 Picasso was renowned for his painting and had moved through many artistic styles. This book explores the ways he pushed back the boundaries of convention and tradition to create his unique works of art.
Photographs and works of art also provide an insight into the world of Picasso the man, illustrating the busy, crowded lifestyle of family, friends and contemporaries who inspired and influenced his work.
This book focuses on Picasso's intense artistic productivity between the years of 1947 and 1961, when he experimented with different media, from ceramics and printmaking to jewellery and metalwork.