Opening of the Picasso Museum Paris (Musée national Picasso Paris), located in the Marais Quarter. Paris 1985. - Photo by Edward Quinn

Opening of the Picasso Museum Paris (Musée national Picasso Paris), located in the Marais Quarter. Paris 1985.

During the 1985 opening of the Musée national Picasso-Paris, visitors quietly contemplate the artworks in a sunlit gallery. Located in the city’s Marais Quarter, the room features a light parquet floor and a large window revealing an ornate stone facade. Viewers observe abstract and cubist paintings, including a stylized portrait, from behind a thin barrier rope. A simple grey bench sits in the foreground, adding to the room's serene and contemplative atmosphere.


Artworks:

  • "Paysage", 1907. MPParis:21; Zervos.IIb:681
  • "Les demoiselles d'Avignon: femme aux mains jointes (Étude)", MPParis:16; Zervos.IIb:662
  • Abbreviations: see Bibliography


Keywords:

Exhibition

Filename:

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