1917. Picasso in Barcelona

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The year 1917 saw an artistic boom in Barcelona. The Exposició d’art francès (exhibition of French art) arrived at the Palau de les Belles Arts—which was later demolished during the Spanish Civil War—and new galleries, Galería Sala Dalmau and Galeries Laietanes, generated a cultural buzz. This period also coincided with Picasso’s longest stay in the city since relocating to Paris in 1904. Having finished designing sets and costumes for the Ballet Russes’ production of Parade, Picasso travelled with the company to Barcelona, where he spent six months alternating between his well-known Cubist style and a more classical, realist approach, exemplified in Woman with Mantilla [Fatma] (1917). This exhibition presents all but one of his oil paintings from this period, as well as documents, drawings and sketches that, together, give a comprehensive view of how the artist spent his time in the city. 

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