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Presentation
The “Picasso and Reventós” exhibition celebrates the friendship between Pablo Picasso and this Barcelonian family over almost a century.
Pablo Picasso was introduced to the brothers Ramon and Jacint Reventós Bordoy in 1899. The artist’s close relationship with both brothers, with periods of greater or lesser contact, continued to the next generation, especially after Jacint Reventós Conti’s visit to the painter in 1950.
The exhibition presents portraits by Picasso of his friends, their letters, many of them illustrated by Picasso’s wonderful drawings, as well as an exceptional collection of related engravings and the literary works of Ramon Raventós, some of which were illustrated with engravings by Picasso.
Curated by: Malén Gual
Organized and produced by: Museu Picasso with the support of the Picasso-Reventós Foundation-
Pablo Picasso Jacint Reventós Barcelona, 1900 Charcoal and coloured turpentine on paper Fundació Picasso-Reventós -
Pablo Picasso Ramon Reventós Barcelona, 1899-1900 Peinture à l’essence, charcoal and Conté crayon on paper Gift of Pablo Picasso, 1970 Museu Picasso, Barcelona. Reproduccions fotogràfiques, Gasull Fotografia MPB 110.872
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Picasso and Reventós: A correspondence among friends
Authors: Marilyn McCully, Malén Gual
Year: 2015
Pages: 144
Languages: Catalan, Castilian, English
Size: 23 x 28.5 cm
Publisher: Fundació Museu Picasso de Barcelona
ISBN: English 978-84-944228-0-5
Catalan 978-84-942319-9-5
Castilian 978-84-942319-8-8
Design: Mariona Garcia
Price: 17 €
On sale at the museum's store →Picasso lived the most important stage of his artistic formation in Barcelona. But in the city he didn’t only learn the secrets of his trade and perfected the techniques, but he also got to know some of the friends who would accompany him for a good part of his life. Ramon and Jacint Reventós were two of these friends.
In its constant contribution to the knowledge of aspects of the trajectory of the artist which have been little studied until now, the Museu Picasso ―coinciding with the presentation of the exhibition «Picasso and Reventós», publishes the correspondence that Picasso maintained with these two good friends. The specialist Marilyn McCully has been commissioned to produce this annotated edition. The 27 letters that are reproduced in the book (transcribed and translated), take us to Bohemian Paris and also to the artistic world of Barcelona, but fundamentally they are a direct testimony of the affective ties and the friendship that would last for many years.