Pablo Picasso, Still Life Under the Lamp, 1962, linocut. British Museum (2013,7075.9).
Pablo Picasso (1881‒1973) was one of the most experimental and creative printmakers of the 20th century. He produced more than 2400 prints over the course of his career, making The Frugal Meal, his first etching as a professional artist, in 1904, and his final print in 1972 at the age of 90.
Join exhibition curator Dr Catherine Daunt to explore some of the highlights of Picasso: printmaker. Opening on 7 November at the British Museum, the exhibition will display around 100 of Picasso’s prints in a selection demonstrating his deep, if episodic, engagement with the art form.
As well as providing an overview of the exhibition, the talk will focus on some of the major themes in Picasso’s art including bullfighting, with which he had an enduring fascination having attended bullfights as a child, and the Minotaur, the half-man, half-bull of Greek mythology that became a kind of alter ego for the artist in the 1930s. It will also explore Picasso’s complex and at times troubling depiction of women, including sex workers, models and his various wives and lovers, and consider how his own experiences and emotions are woven into his prints.
This event will be recorded. Ticket holders are emailed a link to view the recording afterwards which is available for one month. Proceeds from ARTscapades ticket sales benefit museums, galleries and other arts-based organisations and projects.
The exhibition Picasso: printmaker is at the British Museum from 7 November 2024 to 30 March 2025. The exhibition catalogue by Catherine Daunt is available here, talk ticket holders will receive a code for 10% off via the British Museum online shop website.
The public and accessible programme for this exhibition is supported by ARTscapades.
This is an online event hosted on Zoom which can be watched live with Q&A, or on-demand for one month afterwards. You will receive your link to access the event in your email confirmation and the on-demand link after the event ends.