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Museu Picasso
Pay homage to the 20th-century's most acclaimed artist at this treasure-filled
museum. Highlighting Pablo Picasso's (1881-1973) formative years, the museum
boasts the world's largest collection of the artist's early works. At the tender
age of 10, Picasso was already revealing remarkable artistic tendencies. In 1895,
aged 14, he and his family moved from the town of La Coruña to Barcelona,
where Picasso blossomed as an artist. From precocious schoolbook sketches
and powerful family portraits to selected works from his Blue and Rose periods,
the Museu Picasso offers visitors the rare chance to
discover the artist as he was discovering himself.
Top 10 Exhibits
1
Hombre con boina
(1895)
2
Autoretrato con peluca
(1896)
3
Ciencia y Caridad
(1897)
4 Menu de Els Quatre Gats
(1899-1900)
5
Margot
&
La Nana
(1901)
6
El Loco
(1904)
7
Arlequín
(1917)
8
Caballo corneado
(1917)
9
Hombre sentado
(1917)
0
Las Meninas
Series (1957)
Entrance, Carrer Montcada
After you've had your
fill of art, duck into
the café
(see p42)
at the nearby Museu
Tèxtil, where you can
enjoy a drink or light
meal on a graceful
outdoor patio.
!
Hombre con boina
This insightful portrait
(below)
reveals brush strokes
- and a subject matter - that
are far beyond a child who
has just turned 13. No pup-
pies or racing cars for the
young Picasso; instead, he
searched for the oldest men
in the village and painted their
portraits. The artist signed this
portrait P Ruiz, because at
this time he was still using
his father's last name.
The Museu Picasso
is housed in a
Gothic palace
complex, replete
with leafy court-
yards, all of which
can be explored.
• C/Montcada 15-23
• Map P4 • 93 256 30 00
• www.museupicasso.
bcn.cat • Metro: JaumeI
• Open 10am-8pm
Tue-Sun • Guided tours:
noon Sat & Sun
(Catalan), 6pm Thu
(Spanish), 4pm Tue & Thu
(English); (reservations
are essential, email
museupicasso_
reserves@bcn.cat)
• Adm: €9 (includes
guided tour); €5.80
(temporary shows); free
first Sun of month
(permanent collection
only) • DA
@
Autoretrato
con peluca
At 14, Picasso painted a
series of self-portraits, in-
cluding
Self-portrait with
Wig
, a whimsical depiction
of how he might have
looked during the time of
his artistic hero, Velázquez.
£
Ciencia y Caridad
One of Picasso's first
publicly exhibited paint-
ings was
Science and
Charity
. Picasso's father
posed as the doctor.
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For more museums
See pp40-41
