Goodbye Picasso

by David Douglas Duncan, Pablo Picasso

It began in February, 1956 — this bond between two artists. The American photographer was on his way home from Afghanistan. The Spanish painter was sitting in his bathtub at home in the south of Voilà! . . . the first Picasso photograph of tens of thousands taken during the next seventeen years when David Douglas Duncan often shared the simple meals, the constant work, the gaiety, the countless explosions of creativity. After other guests had gone, Duncan still remained in the studio — by now his second home. Thus was born a friendship unique in the lives of both men. Two minds, two hearts, each discovering a special communication with the other. While photographing hundreds of Picasso's paintings, Duncan also recorded many of the emotion-charged events at the heart of the household. Now, from this once in each lifetime relationship, we have the third, ultimate book which Duncan has created dealing with his neighbor, Pablo Picasso. It is at once a profoundly personal story of the last years of the great painter, an enrichening journey of discovery through the canvases he withheld during his lifetime and a photographic epic born of the comradeship shared between two men, whose separate images of the world have changed our own way of perceiving. Goodbye Picasso reveals the simplicity and genius of Picasso's life and art. Seeing Pablo Picasso and his work through the eyes and heart of David Douglas Duncan is seeing Picasso perhaps as the ages will come to know him best. Picasso drawing his self-portrait as an owl with holes for his eyes, which are part of a photograph by author David Douglas Duncan. The photo-collage by the two artist-friends is reproduced, here as the jacket design for Goodbye Picasso. The book's cover cloth is of jute from Bangladesh. Loomed in England, dyed to match the background found in Picasso's painting on Page 140 (the title-ink color was matched to the lilac highlight seen at the top of the beret in the portrait)

Genres: Art, Biography, Photography

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1974

Reviews

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Letto in un giorno

[Mai M Ibrahim · Rating 4 out of 5]

كتاب جيد بس ف صور مكررة عن الكتب الل قرأتها قبل كده لنفس المصور

صور لبيكاسو وعائلته بالأبيض والأسود وبعض أعماله

هصور الكتاب كالعادة وهنزله ع قناة "عن الفن" ع اليوتيوب لو حد مهتم ياريت الدعم بالأشتراك فيها 👇
3nelf@

وبصور الكتب عامة اللي بستعيرها من المكتبة مبتدأها ع انستجرام 👇
mai.designer92

[M. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Written by a close friend and photojournalist neighbor. Great photographs of his life, family, homes, and work.

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 A fantastic candid photographic glimpse into Picasso's later years by his friend David Douglas Duncan.

[Jennifer Defoy · Rating 4 out of 5]

As I was walking through the library the spine of this book caught my eye. So I picked it up and here I am the next day writing my review.

My only disappointment with this book is that it is missing many pages. Obviously those who have read it before me didn't seem to care that they were ripping out pages that someone else may like to look at. Most of the pages that are missing are from the section of the book entitled Picasso's Picassos. So most of what I missed wasn't the story but rather the paintings that were pictured.

The author of this book doesn't seem to have sat and "wrote" the book. Most of the text is letter that he had written to others about his time spent with Picasso and his family. The sections that are letters are mostly explanations of pictures and little blurbs about Picasso's family. I found it to be quite revealing without giving us everything. Picasso seemed to be a very quiet man and while his homes were of a grand scale the pauper lifestyle that he lived seems to give him a sense of being "normal". The pictures in this book of Picasso are great and I think that the photographer/author did a great job of showing a regular man who loved his family and his work.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

great photos, favorites show chairs painted by pablo

[Barbara]

Recommended by Ellen