This third volume in Richardson's magisterial biography takes us through Picasso's middle years, as he establishes his mastery over craft, other artists and the women in his life. The book elaborates on the details of Picasso's inspirations, with Richardson providing a balance of fact, salacious detail and art-historical critique. The artist's entire circle is here, from Georges Braque to Henri Matisse, from André Breton to Ernest Hemingway.

Library holds volume 3: The Triumphant Years, 1917-1932.

[V. 1].[v. 2] [v. 3] The prodigy, 1881-1906 -- The cubist rebel, 1907-1916 -- Triumphant years, 1917-1932. Rome and the Ballets Russes (1917) -- Naples -- Parade -- The Ballet in Spain -- With Olga in Barcelona (Fall 1917) -- Return to Montrouge (Winter 1917-18) -- Marriage (Summer 1918) -- Death of Apollinaire (1918) -- Rue la Boetie (1918-19) -- London and Tricorne (1919) -- Summer at Saint-Raphael (The Gueridon) -- Pulcinella (1919-20) -- Summer at Juan-les-Pins (1920) -- L'Epoque des Duchesses (1921) -- Summer at Fountainebleu -- Beau Monde (1921-22) -- Paris (1923) -- Summer at Cap d'Antibes -- Cocteau and Radiguet -- Mercure (1924) -- Still Life at La Vigue (Summer 1924) -- La Danse (1925) -- The Villa Belle Rose (Summer 1925) -- Masterpiece Studio (1925-26) -- Summer at La Haie Blanche (1926) -- Marie-Therese Walter (1927) -- Summer of Metamorphosis -- The Apollinaire Monument (1927-28) -- The Beach at Dinard (1928) -- The Sculptor (1928-29) -- Woman in the Garden (1929) -- The Bones of Vesalius (1929-30) -- Golgotha (1930) -- L'Affaire Picasso -- Chateau de Boisgeloup -- The Shadow of Ovid -- Annus Mirablis I: The Sculpture (1931) -- Annus Mirablis II: The Paintings (1931-32) -- Paris and Zurich Retrospective (1932) -- Epilogue -- Short Titles -- Notes -- Index.