In the London Gagosian Gallery hosts exhibition "Picasso: The Mediterranean years (1945-1962)"

PABLO PICASSO Debut Paloma. 1954
Oil on canvas. 100 x 81
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At the London Gagosian gallery exhibition "Picasso: the Mediterranean years (1945-1962)". The decision to make a new exhibition of works by Picasso came in the Wake of the success of the exhibition "Picasso: the Musketeers" spring 2009-го. The curators of the exhibition stand again Picasso biographer John Richardson (John Richardson) and the grandson of the artist Bernard Ruiz-Пикассо (Bernard Ruiz-Picasso).

In the post-war years, Picasso increasingly began to spend time in the South of France, referring to the cultural heritage of the Mediterranean. Here for centuries there were major cultural reform, born new schools and styles. Here in the South, Picasso extended the circle of friends and admirers, returned Jean Cocteau (Jean Cocteau) in his surroundings, his companion, françoise Gilot (Françoise Gilot) gave the painter two children — Claude and Paloma (Claude and Paloma). After separating from Francoise, Picasso found a love of a young Jacqueline Rock (Jacqueline Roque), who became his wife and the mother of his daughter Kathy.

In the whole Mediterranean were the years when Picasso productive both personally and in the creative plan. At this time the artist painted some of his best paintings, a series of paintings in imitation of the famous masters — Delacroix (Delacroix), Velasquez (Velasquez), Manet (Manet), turned to ceramics and sculpture, he worked in lithography, linocuts and other graphic techniques. He worked in Vallauris, reworked in the Studio closed perfume factory, in the Villa "California" in Cannes, at the magical Chateau vauvenargues on the slopes of mount St. Victoria.

For the exhibition "Mediterranean years" family members of Picasso courtesy of outstanding works of the artist, including portraits of françoise, Claude, Paloma and his last great Muse Jacqueline, as well as linocuts, ceramics and several portrait sculptures. The design of the exhibition space of the exhibition dealt with the architect Annabelle seldorf (Annabelle Selldorf). Published complete illustrated catalog with new articles by John Richardson (John Richardson), Professor Elizabeth Cowling (Elizabeth Cowling), and Claude Arnaud (Claude Arnaud), the biographer of Jean Cocteau.

Demonstrating the very personal work of Picasso, the exhibition "Mediterranean years" contrasts well with the passing at the same time, an exhibition at Liverpool Tate "Picasso: peace and freedom". Visiting both exhibitions this summer, viewers will be able to analyze the differences in the works of Picasso to the public and in his works for yourself and loved ones.

the Gagosian Gallery in London and new-Йорке with the participation of leading specialists of art historians has held many exhibitions of international level, such as "Picasso: the Musketeers" (2009, new-Йорк), "Manzoni: a retrospective" (2009, new-Йорк), "Isabel and other strangers: portraits by Alberto Giacometti and Francis Bacon" (2008, new-Йорк), "Francis Bacon: triptychs" (2006, London), "Cold eye: the late work of Andy Warhol" (2006, new-Йорк) and "Willem de Kooning: a centennial exhibition" (2004, new-Йорк). The exhibition "Picasso: the Mediterranean years" will occupy a place of honor in this series.

the Material was prepared by Maria Onuchin, AI

Sources: gagosian.com, artinvestment.ru