Fifty years after his death, this collection of drawings offers an overview of Picasso's entire career and an insight into the most productive aspect of his work 

This magnificent volume accompanies the largest exhibition of Picasso's drawings and prints to date and is a must for students and fans.

From his early studies to his final works, drawing was for Picasso a constant exploration of the power of line. This collection includes over three hundred reproductions from his extensive oeuvre and features both well-known and rarely seen works, as well as images from his extraordinary notebooks.

Fifty penetrating essays explore the themes, symbols and techniques that run throughout Picasso's career - from monsters, crucifixions and self-portraits to colored pencil, cross-hatching and ink. It includes book illustrations and plans for sculptures, color and figure studies, collages and diary entries.

Anne Lemonnier is Assistant Curator at the Musée national d'art moderne, Center Pompidou, Paris.

Johan Popelard is a curator at the Musée national Picasso-Paris.

• Hardcover
• 340 pages
• 50 essay contributions

• 350 illustrations