Picasso: The Beauty and the Beast

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Family, friends and experts reassess the artistic and personal life of Pablo Picasso.

His art changed the way we see the world - now change the way you see the artist. An unflinching look at Picasso's legacy, and the horror and brilliance of what he left behind.

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Picasso: The Beauty and the Beast: Series 1: Episode 2

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Picasso creates some of his greatest work as his personal life grows more complicated.

As Europe descends into war, Picasso creates some of his greatest work. Meanwhile, his personal life grows ever more complicated as he again falls in love, this time with a 17-year-old.

Now established as one of the greats of the art world, Picasso holds an extraordinary one-man show in Paris. As another relationship crumbles, he starts a double life with his 17-year-old mistress, and war inspires some of his greatest work, including the masterpiece Guernica.

Picasso: The Beauty and the Beast: Series 1

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