这本设计精美的书中充满了毕加索一生中创作的许多动物画像的插图和照片——有他画的油画和素描作品，也有他喜欢的作品。他对动物的热爱是毕加索的生平和工作中为数不多的未经研究的方面之一。身为养鸽人的儿子和斗牛迷，他的眼睛经过训练，可以捕捉到动物的动作，形状和个性——通常只用一条线。围绕在这位艺术家的生活和作品中产生过影响的不同类型的动物（从他心爱的腊肠犬大块头到狗，猫和鸽子等）展开，每章都提供了个人描述，有趣的轶事和绝妙的艺术作品。

This beautifully designed book is filled with illustrations and photographs of the many animals in Picasso’s life―those he painted and drew, as well as those he loved. One of the few under-examined aspects of Picasso’s life and work was his love of animals. The son of a pigeon breeder and an aficionado of bullfighting, Picasso had an eye trained for capturing an animal’s movement, shape, and personality―often with just a single line. Organized around the different types of animals that played a role in the artist’s life and body of work―from his beloved dachshund, Lump, to dogs, cats, and doves, among others―each chapter offers personal accounts, amusing anecdotes, and wondrous works of art. The perfect gift for lovers of animals or Picasso’s art, this exquisite treasury of expertly rendered creatures is filled with humor, warmth, and the tremendous bonds between man and animal.