Book Description

This is an attractive & entertainingly told story of Picasso & a shy girl , Sylvette David, (later Lydia Corbett) who became a famous model & muse for the great painter. Soon pictures of this shy girl with a ponytail were known around the world. With his help she came to realise her artistic dreams & became a painter in her own right. The book carries a dedication on the title page : 'To Mike & Carole with love from Lydia Corbett 20.9.2000.'
Author Laurence Anholt
Date 1998
Binding Decorative colour images on laminated boards
Publisher Frances Lincoln
Illustrator Colour illustrations on every page by Laurence Anholt + black/white photograph of Picasso with Sylvette on inside of back cover.
Condition VG+
Pages 28 (unpaginated)

Price: £16.00

Offered by Geoff Cox Books

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