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Pablo Picasso, “Arlequin assis” (Seated Harlequin), Paris, 1923, oil on canvas, 130,2 x 97,1 cm, Kunstmuseum Basel, Dépôt permanent de la ville de Bâle, 1967, G.1967.9, Photo de Martin P. Bühler © Succession Picasso 2018

What does a masterpiece mean to Pablo Picasso?

The exhibition “Picasso: Masterpieces!” answers this question by bringing together many of Picasso’s greatest works, some of which will be shown in Paris for the first time. Thanks to exceptional loans, masterpieces from collections all over the world will be displayed alongside those from the Musée National Picasso – Paris.

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Pablo Picasso, “La Chèvre” (The She Goat), Antibes, 1946, Ripolin, charcoal and graphite on wood, 119.6 x 149.5 cm, Musée Picasso, Antibes, Don de l’artiste, MPA 146.1.5., © Succession Picasso 2018

This assembled collection offers a new look at Picasso’s creativity with particular attention to the critical reception of his work. It explores the exhibitions, articles, and publications that accompanied the artworks and that helped forge their reputation as masterpieces over the years. The Musée national Picasso – Paris archives play an essential role in telling this story.

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Pablo Picasso, “Science et Charité” (Science and Charity), Barcelona, 1897, oil on canvas, 197 x 249.5 cm, Musée Picasso, Barcelone, Donation Pablo Picasso, 1970, 110.046 © Succession Picasso 2018
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Pablo Picasso, “Le peintre Salvado en arlequin” (The Painter Salvado as a Harlequin),
Paris, 1923, oil on canvas, 130 x 97 cm, AM4313P, © Succession Picasso 2018 – Gestion droits d’auteur Location: Paris, Centre Pompidou – Musée national d’art moderne – Centre de création industrielle, Photo © Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Adam Rzepka
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Pablo Picasso, “Femmes à leur toilette” (Women at Their Toilette), Paris, 1937, collage, wallpaper cutouts, glue, and watercolor on paper mounted on canvas, 299 x 448 cm, Musée National Picasso – Paris, Dation Pablo Picasso, 1979, MP176, © Succession Picasso 2018
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Pablo Picasso, “Le Faucheur” (The Reaper), Paris, 1943, Bronze lost-wax casting, Musée National Picasso – Paris, Dation Jacqueline Picasso, 1990, MP1990-52, © Succession Picasso 2018

“Picasso: Masterpieces!” is on view at Musée National Picasso – Paris September 4, 2018 – January 13, 2019. For more information, please visit www.museepicassoparis.fr/en/.

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