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Sat Jan 26 - Sun Apr 20

PICASSO: ETCHINGS OF LOVE AND DESIRE


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San Jose Museum of Art
110 S. Market Street
San Jose, CA 95113 map
district: San Jose (Downtown)

Sat Jan 26 (11am - 5pm )
Sun Jan 27 (11am - 5pm )
Tue Jan 29 (11am - 5pm )
Wed Jan 30 (11am - 5pm )
Thu Jan 31 (11am - 5pm )

Description
Love and desire are themes that fascinated the twentieth-century master Pablo Picasso (1881 – 1973). Born in Malaga, Spain, Picasso studied art in Barcelona and Madrid. In 1904 he settled in Paris, where he became associated with avant-garde artists and writers. Picasso created paintings, sculptures, prints, ceramics, and theater designs in an unprecedented variety of styles, yielding cubist collages, neo-classical figure paintings, and expressive drawings.

This exhibition includes 40 etchings produced between 1966 and 1971 that are unique in their expressiveness and tonal depth. The themes of Picasso’s late work can be tied to a decline in the artist’s health; at the age of 84 in 1965, he underwent an ulcer operation that left him homebound. Interacting with only a handful of people, he relied on his deep imagination and meticulous draughtsmanship to create countless scenes of female nudes and amorous couples.