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Picasso's Paris: Walking Tours of the Artist's Life in the City
Picasso's Paris Walking Tours of the Artist's Life in the City Author:Ellen Williams Nearly a century after his arrival in the French capital as an unknown Spanish teenager, Paris still bears the mark of Pablo Picassos presence. Four walking tours through some of the citys most picturesque and historic districts follow the painter from the gaslit garrets of fin-de-siècle Montmartre to the Left Bank quarter whe... more »re he sat out the Nazi Occupation, and identify the sites where Picasso created some of his best-known masterpieces. With full-color reproductions of paintings, archival and modern photographs, vintage postcards, period dining recommendations, and maps. From the garrets of turn-of-the-century Montmartre to the cafes of Saint-Germain during World War II follow Pablo Picasso through the city as he changed the history of art forever. Along the way, meet Gertrude Stein, Henri Matisse, Jean Cocteau, Coco Chanel, and others who made the French capital the most dazzling place to be.« less