Over 3, items were inventoried in his collection of iconographic souvenirs, graphic tokens, historic mementos and foundation pieces gravitating towards sculpture and painting.
From genre scenes of his adolescence to the final raw and allegorical sketches produced in his old age, Picasso recorded his entire life in drawing. Libraty and documentation. The library has some 11, publications in its collection. All of them have been purchased or obtained through donations or exchange over the past 30 years. The collection also holds some one hundred books illustrated by Pablo Picasso. Periodically refreshing, and thus revising, its permanent collection, the museum is organized through a thematic and chronological layout, grouping the artist's works together in a way that helps visitors understand his artistic processes.
You can browse through selected works online. Today the collection totals works by Picasso. Image by Clemensfranz via Creative Commons. A house of constant change, the Museum illuminates the multifaceted oeuvre of the artist and reveals cross-references with his artistic companions through a range of changing exhibitions. They're sunny, lighthearted, and hedonistic.
In Joie , a naked woman dances to music while a fishing boat bobs on the horizon. Picasso Museum, Malaga Spain. Malaga is Picasso's birthplace. So important was the museum that the King and Queen of Spain attended the museum's grand opening.
Mostly from his grandson Bernard. The collection spans Picasso's lifetime and gives a good overview of his protean seven decade career. You won't find any masterpieces here. But highlights include Picasso's early academic studies, Cubist pieces, his re-workings of the Old Masters, ceramics, and some of his last paintings from the s.
In his last decade, Picasso began to incorporate figures from Spain's Golden Age. In particular, he painted musketeers inspired by the paintings of Rembrandt and Velazquez. The Antibes museum is tiny, so you won't need much time there.
Download the museum's audio app, which is extremely informative and free. When you're done, two minutes away is the home of Picasso, Casa Natal de Picasso.
Opened in , the house provides insight into Picasso's childhood. There's a replica of Picasso's studio and and his family's personal memorabilia. Address : Calle San Agustin 8, Malaga. Hours : change by season, check website. Reina Sofia, Madrid. Its collection is comprised entirely of art work from to the present. There's a special focus on Picasso and it holds perhaps his most famous painting. Guernica is Picasso's grim depiction of the seemingly casual Nazi bombing of the Basque village of Guernica in Painted on a giant oak wood stretcher, the painting puts a human face on the collateral damage.
The dark chaotic subject matter is shown in gruesome detail, complete with a modern pieta, a hidden human skull, and daggers. The monochromatic color only heightens the emotional impact. The huge mural was commissioned by the Spanish government to decorate its Pavilion at the Paris International Exposition.
Picasso rarely took commissions. They cramped his style and produced artificial deadlines. But Picasso was persuaded to accept this one by his lover and Surrealistic photographer, Dora Maar. Guernica is showcased in a room with Picasso's preparatory drawings, so you get a real feel for his creation process.
The Reina Sofia also has quite a number of works from Picasso's Cubist period, myriad sketches, and sculptures. The Reina Sofia is located in a 16th century hospital. It can be a bit confusing. The permanent collection is spread across four floors.
You'll need a map for locating specific artists or masterpieces. Guernica is in Room 6 on the 2nd floor. Photos are only allowed in certain areas. The Reina Sofia has an extensive online collection as well. Hours : Mon. Free on Saturday after pm and all day Sunday.
Metro : Atocha. Online tickets. Rosengart Collection, Lucerne Switzerland. Pablo Ruiz Picasso was perhaps the most important artistic figure of the 20 th century. Highlights of the Museo Picasso: Early academic studies, examples of his cubist phase, and some of his last paintings from the s.
Picasso briefly lived in Vallauris, the seaside village where he learnt the art of decorative ceramics. In he painted his famous mural on war and peace to decorate the chapel here, which remains open to the public. This is where Picasso developed his fascination with ceramics. However, his approach to the art was unorthodox, fashioning fauna and nymphs in the glaze, melting the clay like one melts bronze, and decorating plates and dished with his favorite subjects.
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