The agony and Ecstasy of Dora Maar's relationship with Picasso.
The Paris MewsThis is a gut wrenching journey of Dora Maar's relationship with the genius and deeply flawed person that Picasso was. Picasso pictured her as "the weeping woman, and this is one of his most famous paintings inspired by her. She herself was enormously talented, and Picasso adored and needed her, but he also tossed her aside when he found someone new and she no longer served his purpose. The emotional pain she went through was a testament to her deep sensitive nature, and the fact that she could never bear Picasso children deeply scarred her forever. A painful, but illuminating read about a man who now days one might accuse of being a narcissist. He damaged her deeply, and the book reveals how this happened. I recommend it highly.