Picasso: The Mediterranean Years

Picasso: The Mediterranean Years 1945-1962, which accompanies the current Gagosian Picasso exhibition, includes 300 beautifully-reproduced plates and an essay by John Richardson. Richardson was a friend of Picasso's, and he provides a personal account of the artist's Mediterranean period. The Mediterranean Years catalogue is a major Picasso publication, and covers a period Richardson has not yet reached in his multi-volume Picasso biography.