The Picasso Museum has a collection of over 3,500 works of the painter from Malaga,which makes it the world's most comprehensive works of Picasso's youth. Located inMontcada street of Barcelona. Opened its doors to the public for the first time on March 9, 1963.
The museum was born from the idea of James Sabartés, a personal friend of PabloPicasso and secretary since 1935. Sabartés donated to the city his collection ofPicasso's works, the first ones that had the museum. In 1968, the death Sabartés,Picasso himself gave the gallery a series of 58 paintings on Las Meninas and theportrait he had done to James Sabartés in 1901. In addition, pledged to donate moreworks for the exhibition.
In 1970 the artist made a second donation consisting of more than 920 works ofdifferent styles and techniques. Donations followed, and the museum grew inimportance. In 1982 his widow was presented to the museum for more than forty piecesof pottery. The following year, the heirs made donations of 117 prints. The collection hasbeen supplemented with various donations from both individuals and various artgalleries.
Most of the paintings exhibited in the museum will cover the period between 1890 and 1917. Outstanding works such as Science and Charity, 1897, or Harlequin, 1917. In the time after the artist's Blue Period, the museum has very few works. The most striking isthe series Las Meninas, painted in 1957.
The collection of engravings and lithographs basically comprises the period between1962 and 1982. Picasso himself gave the museum a copy of each of his works produced after the death of Sabartés in 1968. Also included are some of the illustrationsfrom Malaga made for various editions of books. The museum exhibit is complete withpottery, donated by Jacqueline Picasso, the artist's widow.
In 1970 the artist made a second donation consisting of more than 920 works ofdifferent styles and techniques. Donations followed, and the museum grew inimportance. In 1982 his widow was presented to the museum for more than forty piecesof pottery. The following year, the heirs made donations of 117 prints. The collection hasbeen supplemented with various donations from both individuals and various artgalleries.
Most of the paintings exhibited in the museum will cover the period between 1890 and 1917. Outstanding works such as Science and Charity, 1897, or Harlequin, 1917. In the time after the artist's Blue Period, the museum has very few works. The most striking isthe series Las Meninas, painted in 1957.
The collection of engravings and lithographs basically comprises the period between1962 and 1982. Picasso himself gave the museum a copy of each of his works produced after the death of Sabartés in 1968. Also included are some of the illustrationsfrom Malaga made for various editions of books. The museum exhibit is complete withpottery, donated by Jacqueline Picasso, the artist's widow.
