To mark the 50th anniversary of Picasso’s death, the legendary Zervos collection has landed in Asia.

Modern art master Pablo Picasso died in April 1973, aged 91, and dozens of exhibitions and themed events were held globally this year to honour the passing of one of the 20th century’s most influential artists.

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Asia-based fans of the great artist will appreciate that publisher Thames & Hudson has bought a tribute edition of the Zervos – the legendary reference catalogue raisonné of Picasso’s paintings and drawings – to Asia to commemorate the half-century since his death.

The modern publishing masterpiece was the life’s work of Christian Zervos. In direct collaboration with Picasso, he catalogued more than 16,000 paintings, drawings, and sketches over the artist’s last four decades in 33 volumes. The last volume of the catalogue raisonné was published in 1978, after the deaths of both the author and subject.

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“It’s the go-to catalogue for Picasso,” says Larry Gagosian, whose New York gallery has mounted four Picasso shows and will be selling the catalogue raisonné. “The sheer volume of works and the accuracy are remarkable. Some days Picasso painted four or five paintings – in one day! – and that’s all chronicled. You get a sense of how he worked on a given day or week or period, how one style morphed into another.”

Both the French and English editions are now available in Hong Kong from Thames & Hudson Asia through its website for HK$225,000.