| The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Picasso, Provence, and Douglas Cooper Contributor(s): Richardson, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226712451 ISBN-13: 9780226712451 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $29.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2001 Annotation: "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" is John Richardson's vivid memoir of the time he spent living with and learning from the omniscient but irascible art collector, Douglas Cooper. For ten years the two entertained a circle of friends that included Jean Cocteau, Isiah Berlin, Fernand Leger and, most intriguingly, Pablo Picasso. Compulsively readable and illustrated throughout, this book is a triple portrait of the author, Cooper, and Picasso, as well as a revealing look at a crucial artistic period. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Artists, Architects, Photographers - Art | History - Modern (late 19th Century To 1945) |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2001027509 |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 5.66" W x 11.56" (1.14 lbs) 328 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Sorcerer's Apprentice is John Richardson's vivid memoir of the time he spent living with and learning from the deeply knowledgeable and temperamental art collector, Douglas Cooper. For ten years the two entertained a circle of friends that included Jean Cocteau, W. H. Auden, Tennessee Williams, and, most intriguingly, Pablo Picasso. Compulsively readable and beautifully illustrated, this book is both a triple portrait of the author, Cooper, and Picasso, and a revealing look at a crucial artistic period. |
