{"id":2333,"date":"2011-08-01T21:04:46","date_gmt":"2011-08-01T21:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artoronto.ca\/?p=2333"},"modified":"2012-08-02T15:04:12","modified_gmt":"2012-08-02T19:04:12","slug":"picasso-masterpieces-from-the-musee-national-picasso-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/?p=2333","title":{"rendered":"Picasso: Masterpieces from the Mus\u00e9e National Picasso, Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/em><\/em>Deux femmes courant sur la plage (La Course) (Two Women Running on the Beach <\/span><\/em>[<\/em>The Race]<\/em><\/strong>)<\/strong>, 1922 ,Gouache on plywood, 32.5 x 41.1 cm. Pablo Picasso gift-in-lieu, 1979, MP78 Mus\u00e9e National Picasso, Paris(C) Succession Picasso, 2011 (C) RMN \/ Jean-Gilles Berizzi<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2012, <\/strong>the\u00a0Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) presents a major survey of masterworks by the most inventive and influential artist of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso. Picasso: Masterpieces from the Mus\u00e9e National Picasso, Paris<\/em><\/strong> features more than 150 highlights from the Mus\u00e9e\u2019s unparalleled collection, including paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings. The exhibition will be on view at the AGO for just 17 weeks, from April 28 through August 26, 2012.<\/p>\n

The collection of the Mus\u00e9e National Picasso, Paris <\/em><\/strong>comprises more than 5,000 works that Picasso kept for himself and his family over the course of his career, ranging from informal sketchbooks to iconic masterpieces. Picasso: Masterpieces from the Mus\u00e9e National Picasso, Paris<\/em><\/strong> features <\/em><\/strong>is touring the world while the Mus\u00e9e undergoes a multi-year renovation, scheduled for completion in 2012.<\/div>\n

\u201cPresenting Picasso masterpieces to Canadian audiences is a major accolade for our country and the Province of Ontario,\u201d said President of the AGO Board of Trustees Tony Gagliano.\u00a0 \u201cThe AGO is most proud to host these artworks and honoured to provide the opportunity to experience one of the art world\u2019s greatest masters.\u201d<\/p>\n

The AGO is the sole Canadian and final venue on the tour, which includes stops in Madrid, Abu Dhabi, Tokyo, Helsinki, Moscow and St. Petersburg, Seattle, Richmond, San Francisco and Sydney.<\/p>\n

“This is an extraordinary opportunity for Canadian audiences to view major works by Picasso, drawn from the world\u2019s most comprehensive collection of his artwork,\u201d says Matthew Teitelbaum, the AGO\u2019s Michael and Sonja Koerner Director, and CEO. \u201cWith Abstract Expressionist New York<\/em><\/strong>, this fall\u2019s Chagall and the Russian Avant-Garde<\/em><\/strong>, and now Picasso<\/em><\/strong>, AGO members and visitors have the chance to take an incredible, year-long journey through some of the most thrilling and significant moments and masterpieces of 20th<\/sup>-century art.\u201d<\/p>\n

Exhibited chronologically and covering virtually every phase of the modern master\u2019s unceasingly radical and diverse career, Picasso: Masterpieces from the Mus\u00e9e National Picasso, Paris<\/em><\/strong> features:<\/p>\n