Picasso: Tete-a-tete (2025) (PRE-ORDER)

A rare and intimate look at over sixty works from the full span of Picasso’s career, drawn largely from the artist’s estate.

This beautifully produced volume showcases rarely seen paintings, sculptures, and drawings created between 1896 and 1972. Inspired by the achronological approach Picasso himself used for his landmark 1932 retrospective, the book presents works from across decades in dialogue with one another, revealing surprising personal connections and continuities in the artist’s practice.

Fully illustrated with vibrant color plates and extensive installation photography, the catalogue reproduces every work in the exhibition, alongside details and archival images of Picasso and his studios. Rich contextual material deepens the reader’s understanding of both the art and the artist’s life.

Highlights include:

• An introduction by Larry Gagosian
• A conversation between Paloma Picasso and artist Peter Doig reflecting on Picasso’s creative life and the inspiration for the exhibition
• Hanging with Picasso—an essay by Michael Cary on the breadth and diversity of Picasso’s practice
• A newly translated 1932 conversation between Picasso and E. Tériade

Housed in a cloth hardcover with a slipcase featuring Fillette jouant avec une voiture (Paloma fond rouge) (1951) and the sculpture Petite fille sautant à la corde (1950), this book is both a scholarly resource and a collector’s treasure. It offers an unparalleled window into the life, work, and enduring influence of Pablo Picasso.