This book is an excellent resource for those interested in art history.

I'm always fascinated by anything Picasso. He may not have been one to emulate, but he was certainly fascinating

The choppy style of this book, somehow a narrative, yet a zig-zagging timeline, failed to draw me in. I finally stopped reading, which I very seldom do.

A thoughtful, detailed account not just of Picasso's life and work, up to this masterpiece Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, but also of Modernism, the birth of Cubism, and the vitality of turn-of-the-century Montmartre, Paris's grubby northern neighborhood where much of modern art was born.

Picasso and the Painting That Shocked the World by Miles J. Unger is a well researched biography of Pablo Picasso's early life as well as his friendship and association with many great 20th century artist.
I was interested how he was more upset by what his colleagues though of his art vs what the public thought of his art work.
The one painting they focus on the most and is considered controversial Les Demoiselles d'Avignon The Brothel of Avignon. It was a shock to most of the world during his time as an artist.
This book by Miles J. Unger gives a opening for people to talk about the famous artist and what became of him. Wonderful books for a book club.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the advance copy