MONOGRAPHY - Carsten-Peter WARNCKE, "Pablo Picasso 1881-1973", Benedikt Taschen, 1992. In-folio, 2 volumes, bound in red cloth with dust jacket in cardboard slipcase. A reference monograph on Picasso's work. This two-volume set offers a chronological exploration of the artist's career, divided into two periods: - Volume I: from 1890 to 1936, covering the blue and pink periods, analytical and synthetic cubism, and the neoclassical phase. - Volume II: from 1937 to 1973, covering major works such as Guernica, the Surrealist periods, and the artist's last creations. Each volume contains a rich colour iconography, accompanied by analytical texts written by Warncke, Professor of Art History at the University of Göttingen. The work also includes a detailed chronology, archive photographs, notes, an index of names and an exhaustive bibliography.