Picasso's Collection of African & Oceanic Art: Masters of Metamorphosis

Munich / New York: Prestel, 2006. Hardcover. VG/VG (crease in front right corner of dust jacket, book is as new). Gray paper boards with embossed gray lettering along spine, bw pictorial dust jacket with yellow lettering, 149 pp., color and bw illustrations throughout. "Picasso's unique non-western art collection, now largely the property of the Picasso family, is presented here for the first time. This book provides a full documentation of Picasso's African, Melanesian, Polynesian, and Indonesian works, as well as an ethnographical description of each object. The interpretation of the collection as a whole, its physiognomy and poetry, sheds new light on the fascination non-western art held for the twentieth century's most important artist." "For the first time, all Africa-related activities in Picasso's life, including correspondence with friends, writers, and art dealers, are presented in a coherent timeline. "Picasso and the African Experience: A Chronology," simultaneously a reference for future interpretations on Picasso's oeuvre, documents the deep, personal involvement of the artist with African and Oceanic art and culture." - dust jacket description.