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

A visitor contemplates a monumental cubist work at the 1985 opening of the Musée national Picasso-Paris. Captured from an elevated viewpoint, the scene shows the massive, multi-textured piece—likely a tapestry—dominating a recessed gallery wall. Rendered in yellow, beige, and blue, it features fragmented figures and various patterns. The museum, located in the Marais Quarter, is distinguished by its patterned floor and a simple black railing separating the viewer from the art.

Artworks:

"Femmes à leur toilette", 1938. MPParis:176; Zervos.IX:103

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

Exhibition

Filename:

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