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Article: Second Thoughts:Pleasure and painting in Spain Patrick O'Brian recalls the easy path that led to his life of Picasso (Harvill, pounds 9.99)
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- January 14, 1995
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The genesis of the Picasso book is as clear as ever it could be -
a letter from my literary agent saying that an American publisher,
aware that I had certain qualifications for the task, would like to
commission it from me.
This, as the agent knew, came at a time when I had finished one
book and had not yet started another; and in any case the proposal
was in itself quite extraordinarily attractive. I accepted with both
hands. The qualifications I have spoken of included a long-standing
admiration for most of Picasso's work; a not inconsiderable
acquaintance with the painter himself, who had spent a summer in our
village; much closer relations with many people who knew him
intimately - we ...
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