Picasso the Foreigner: An Artist in France, 1900-1973

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In this groundbreaking narrative, Picasso emerges as an artist who ignored national modes in favor of contemporary cosmopolitan forms. Annie Cohen-Solal reveals how Picasso strategized and fought to preserve his agency, eventually leaving Paris for good in 1955. The artist never became a citizen of France, yet he dynamized the country’s culture like few other figures in its history. Paperback, 608 pages.