ALifeofPicasso

ALSO BY JOHN RICHARDSON Manet Georges Braque Braque A Life of Picasso, Volume I, 1881-1906 A Life of Picasso, Volume II, 1907-1917 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice: Picasso, Provence, and Douglas Cooper Sacred Monsters, Sacred Masters: Beaton, Capote, Dalí, Picasso, Freud, Warhol, and More For Mercedes with love ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This book is greatly indebted to Mrs. Sid Bass, who was instrumental in setting up the John Richardson Fund for Picasso Research, without which the author’s ongoing biography of the artist would have foundered for lack of financial support. Mercedes has been tireless in persuading her friends, fellow collectors, and other art world luminaries to contribute to the considerable costs of the project: four years of intensive research on both sides of the Atlantic as well as substantial copyright fees, photographic work, and other office and travel expenses. Besides expressing his gratitude to Mrs. Bass, the author would like to thank the generous donors whose names are listed below, especially Eugene Victor Thaw, who came up with the idea for the Fund. He is likewise beholden to Jerl Surratt, for supervising......