Through an array of significant works and personal
material the exhibition explored Picasso’s creativity between 1947
and 1961 when he lived and worked in Vallauris and Cannes in the
south of France.
Photographs, personal mementos, reflections and reminiscences
offered an intimate glimpse into Picasso’s family life, and his
friendships with contemporaries, such as the French artists Jean
Cocteau and Georges Braque as well as acclaimed photographer Lee
Miller and surrealist painter, poet, and historian Roland
Penrose.
The exhibition included ceramics, paintings, lithography and
metalwork produced by Picasso during this period of his life. A
highlight was a range of Picasso’s major ceramic works; the first
showing of any significance in the UK for over a decade. Major
paintings on loan from Tate Modern and other institutions, as well
as rarely-seen material from private collections, were also
included.
Buy the book
Our
beautifully illustrated book Picasso: Fired with Passion,
published to accompany this major exhibition, is still available.
It features an array of photographs and works of art offering an
insight into Picasso's busy, crowded lifestyle and the family,
friends and artistic contemporaries who inspired and influenced his
work from 1947 to 1961.
You can buy Picasso: Fired with Passion from our
online shop.
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