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

Visitors gather for the opening of the Musée national Picasso-Paris in the Marais quarter in 1985. In the well-lit gallery, guests admire the collection, including gold-framed cubist paintings and a textured sculpture on a wooden pedestal. The casually dressed crowd includes a man holding a motorcycle helmet and a woman in a pleated red dress, while another couple converses in the foreground. The warm tones and film grain capture the atmosphere of the event.

Artworks:

"Nature morte à la chaise cannée", 1912. MPParis:36; Zervos.IIa:294
"Homme à la guitare", 1911-1912. MPParis:34; Zervos.XXVIII:57
"Buste de femme", 1909. Z.II:218
"Tête de femme" (Fernande), 1909. MPParis:243; Spies:24.II; Zervos.IIb:573

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

Exhibition, Sculptures

Filename:

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