Picasso's Paris: Walking Tours of the Artist's Life in the City

by Ellen Williams

Nearly a century after his arrival in the French capital as an unknown Spanish teenager, Pablo Picasso's presence still can be felt in Paris. Four walking tours follow the painter from the gaslit garrets of fin-de-siècle Montmartre to the Left Bank quarter where he sat out the Nazi Occupation. Both art book and travel guide, this pocketable volume identifies the sites where Picasso created some of his best-known masterpieces and describes his celebrated circle of friends, among them Gertrude Stein, Henri Matisse, Jean Cocteau, and Coco Chanel. The tours are enhanced by recommendations for conveniently located dining at many of Picasso's favorite elegant brasseries off the Champs-Élysées, charming bistros in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, and the legendary cafés of Montparnasse.

Genres: Paris

146 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I did enjoy the snippets of trivia regarding Picasso's life, from his Bohemian beginnings to the height of his fame...then back to the simple kind of 'la vie'. It was interesting to read about cafes that he frequented, some that still exist today! This book made me dream of going back to Paris someday...