Opening of the exhibition at the Nérolium, Vallauris. Festivities put on in Pablo Picasso's honor for the 80th birthday. Vallauris 29.10.1961.

Guests at the Nérolium in Vallauris contemplate Pablo Picasso's work during the opening of an exhibition celebrating his 80th birthday on 29 October 1961. A couple, seen from behind, stands before a large, high-contrast Cubist painting of fragmented figures. Other artworks, including a geometric landscape and a portrait of a seated woman, are on display against the gallery's clean white walls, with one illuminated by a single tripod spotlight.

Artworks:

"L'atelier de la modiste (Les modistes)", 1926. Zervos.VII:2
"La chatte et le coq", 1953. Zervos.XVI:55
"Paysage méditerranéen", 1952. Zervos.XV:229
"Portrait de Madame H. P. sur fond vert (Hélène Parmelin)", 1952. Zervos.XV:215

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

Exhibition, Writers

Filename:

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