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

Guests explore the grand, multi-level staircase hall during the 1985 opening of the Musée national Picasso-Paris in the Marais quarter. This high-angle view captures the wide stone staircase, a prominent blue and white checkerboard floor, and an ornate chandelier. Below, a crowd mills in an arched hallway, while a woman in a magenta dress descends the stairs, observing the architecturally impressive space of the new museum.

Artworks:

"Buste de femme", 1931. MPParis:298; Spies:131
"L'homme au mouton", 1943. MPParis:331; Spies:280

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

Exhibition, Sculptures

Filename:

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