Deux femmes courant sur la plage (La Course) (Two Women Running on the Beach [The Race]), 1922 ,Gouache on plywood, 32.5 x 41.1 cm. Pablo Picasso gift-in-lieu, 1979, MP78 Musée National Picasso, Paris(C) Succession Picasso, 2011 (C) RMN / Jean-Gilles Berizzi
May 1 – August 27, 2012
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Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) presents a major survey of masterworks by the most inventive and influential artist of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso. Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris features more than 150 highlights from the Musée’s unparalleled collection, including paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings. The exhibition will be on view at the AGO for just 17 weeks, from May 1 through August 27, 2012.
The collection of the Musée National Picasso, Paris comprises more than 5,000 works that Picasso kept for himself and his family over the course of his career, ranging from informal sketchbooks to iconic masterpieces. Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris features is touring the world while the Musée undergoes a multi-year renovation, scheduled for completion in 2012.
“Presenting Picasso masterpieces to Canadian audiences is a major accolade for our country and the Province of Ontario,” said President of the AGO Board of Trustees Tony Gagliano. “The AGO is most proud to host these artworks and honoured to provide the opportunity to experience one of the art world’s greatest masters.”
Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris is curated by Anne Baldassari, chairman and chief curator of collections of the Musée National Picasso, Paris. Elizabeth Smith, the AGO’s executive director of curatorial affairs, will oversee the exhibition’s installation at the AGO. The exhibition is co-organized by the Musée National Picasso, Paris and the Art Gallery of Ontario.
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