Picasso's Mask
Following Pablo Picasso's death in 1973, André Malraux was summoned by Jacqueline Picasso, the artist's widow, to her home at Mougins in the South of France. There, surrounded by Picasso's powerful last paintings "painted face to face with death," and his art collection destined for the Louvre, Malraux recollected Picasso's rebellious life and the metamorphosis of his art. In Picasso's Mask, Malraux's memories, at once personal and historical, evoke Picasso as a private man and as a legendary...
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"Following Pablo Picasso's death in 1973, André Malraux was summoned by Jacqueline Picasso, the artist's widow, to her home at Mougins in the South of France. There, surrounded by Picasso's powerful la"Library JournalMalraux put together this remembrance at the request of Picasso's wife shortly after the painter's death. The result is both a personal portrait of one of the art world's greatest figures and a discussion of the significance of art. In addition to being France's Secretary for Cultural Affairs, Malraux was a philosopher and novelist, giving him a true understanding of the creative mind.
\ Library JournalMalraux put together this remembrance at the request of Picasso's wife shortly after the painter's death. The result is both a personal portrait of one of the art world's greatest figures and a discussion of the significance of art. In addition to being France's Secretary for Cultural Affairs, Malraux was a philosopher and novelist, giving him a true understanding of the creative mind.\ \
