Pablo Picasso, Le Baiser, 1925
Huile sur toile, 130 x 97,7 cm
Musée national Picasso, Paris
© Agence photo RMN-GP
© Succession Picasso, 2017
More on Picasso in that his work has been chosen to be the co-subject of the summer show at Aix’s Musée Granet.
‘Picasso/Picabia’ begins on June 9th and runs through to 23rd September. It promises to be an intriguing juxtaposition of two very different artists working in the south of France.
This is part of the ‘Picasso Mediterranée’ programme which includes:
– ‘Picasso La Suite Vollard’, Centre d’Art La Malmaison, Cannes. Current. This beautiful gallery on La Croisette is showing 100 prints created between 1930-1937 which emphasise his purity of line, and reflect the artist’s fascination with mythology.
– ‘Botero Dialogue Avec Picasso’ at the Caumont Centre d’Art, Aix. Current.
– ‘Picasso Voyages Imaginaires’ in Marseille. A series of shows at the Vieille Charité, MuCEM and the Théatre de la Criée. From 16th Feb 2018 – 24th June.
– Picasso et Maitres Espagnols at Carrieres de Lumieres, Les Baux, starts 2nd March .
I read that Picasso had created some 65,000 works during his long career (paintings, ceramics, sculptures, prints, illustrations…).
IMPORTANT NOTE: the Musee Picasso at Antibes is a wonderful place to see his work – the items on show were produced during 1946, after the war, when the artist was literally feeling liberated, and also emotionally happy with Francoise Gilot. This lightness really comes through in his art shown here. But check their website if you want to visit as there are renovations afoot. Here is the current status: Warning, due to renovation works in 2018 :
January to March, the 2nd floor (Picasso collection) will be closed.
April to June, the 1st floor (contemporary collection of the works of Nicolas de Stael) will be closed.
Happily for us in Aix, the works of Nicolas de Stael will be on show at the Caumont Centre d’Art from May 4th…but that’s for another post.
For more details on the Picasso shows: https://picasso-mediterranee.org/index.html#en/map/
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