Die Picasso-Connection

When I talk to people about Picasso, they either love or hate him. Nevertheless, it's undeniable that he is "the epitome of the revolution in modern art" (to lend the words from the book). This book shows an astonishing collection with a focus on various graphic arts of different themes. The art is diverse in regards to tools used, theme and color. And they are so different to what normally people would consider as art. But who could ever say what art exactly should be?

When you google Picasso, you will get tons of results. Nowadays, it's very difficult to publish a Picasso-related book without getting bored really fast. Therefore, I really liked the theme of this book: the presentation of the art dealers/gallerists who work together with the artist. And also how museums also play a role in the acquisition of art, in this case the Kunsthalle Bremen. The book is written very clearly and uses a good storytelling.
Most people won't know much about art dealers and how they operate. I'm also very new to this territory and I was excited to get to know more about them. There is a lot of finance, trade, politics in the art market and huge competitions between gallerists, which the texts in this book did a good job in describing through Hertz's position. On the pages 42 and 65-83, there is a very detailed list of Picasso works which were acquired by participating galleries and museums in Germany. Even though this is just a status quo not counting private museums or not finalized acquisition, it was still very interesting to see. Furthermore, if you are a huge fan of Picasso, you now know where to go.