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Presentation
Picasso’s passion for El Greco
Thanks to an exchange of works, the Museu Picasso will be showing a masterpiece by El Greco from the collection of the Museo Nacional del Prado, the Portrait of an Old Gentleman, together with over thirty works from our collections which were inspired by El Greco.
Picasso visited the Prado museum to study El Greco’s works during his stay in Madrid from 1897 to 1898. When he returned to Barcelona he became involved with the circle of collectors, writers and admirers of the artist’s work who met at the Quatre Gats café, including Rusiñol, Utrillo and Zuloaga. During this period, Picasso produced a number of drawings and paintings inspired by El Greco.
Picasso’s admiration for El Greco lasted all his life and can be seen in works from various periods, including the Blue Period, the start of Cubism and the 1960s.
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El Greco An Old Gentleman Oil on canvas 46 x 43 cm Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid © Museo Nacional del Prado. Madrid -
Pablo Picasso Portrait of an unknown man, after El Greco Barcelona, c. 1899 Oil on canvas 34,5 x 31,2 cm (irregular) Gift of Pablo Picasso, 1970 Museu Picasso, Barcelona © Successión Pablo Picasso, VEGAP, Madrid 2015
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OPENING TIMES
Tuesday to Sundays: 9am to 7pm (including holidays)
Thursday: until 9.30pm
Monday: closed (including Public holiday Mondays)ADMISSION
Temporary exhibition: 4,50€
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