William Cook

Stealing beauty

At the heart of Angela Rosengart’s art collection is a series of striking portraits by Picasso that capture her as a young woman. William Cook went to meet her|At the heart of Angela Rosengart’s art collection is a series of striking portraits by Picasso that capture her as a young woman. William Cook went to meet her

issue 05 November 2011

I’m standing alongside Angela Rosengart, in a room full of portraits Picasso drew of her, when something spooky happens. Out of the corner of my eye, the old woman beside me becomes the young woman on the wall. It’s over in an instant, but it’s still strange and rather wonderful.

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