#AtoZChallenge: Paris (Picasso)

One of the places in Paris most associated with Picasso and his fellow artists is the Bateau Lavoir (see earlier post HERE from “B” day).

After Picasso married Olga Kokhlova, they lived at 23, rue la Boétie. Art dealer and good friend Paul Rosenberg provided this apartment for the Picassos and this was a very nice apartment in the 8th arrondissement. Picasso painted and exhibited nearby on rue la Boétie.

 

From my “G” day post, 7, rue des Grands Augustins figured prominently. Picasso painted Guernica in this apartment/studio.

A related article about this site can be accessed HERE.

Picasso loved going to the Louvre when he first came to Paris. Later, he bought some statues from Apollinaire’s private secretary. He might have known they were stolen from the Louvre Because of this, Picasso and Apollinaire were both implicated in the theft of the Mona Lisa. They were both exonerated. This story is presented in the wonderful film called Picasso‘s Gang. Following is the Spanish trailer for the film:

Musée Picasso is at 5, rue de Thorigny.

From the museum’s website:

The decision to install the “dation Picasso” (works donated in lieu of estate taxes) in the Hôtel Salé was made very quickly, in 1974, just one year following the artist’s death. But in some way the fate of Pablo Picasso’s estate had been pre-planned, in particular by the “acceptance in lieu” mechanism introduced in the late 1960s, made urgent by the artist’s advancing years. With this process, which gave the State permission to acquire the bulk of Picasso’s works, enriched by donations from his heirs, it was important to find a place to preserve and exhibit them. Supported by the artist’s family, Michel Guy, French Secretary of State for Culture, chose the Hôtel Salé, a private mansion at 5 rue de Thorigny in Paris’ 3rd arrondissement, to house Picasso’s collection. Owned by the City of Paris, the building had been awarded the Historic Monument status on 29 October 1968.

After years of planning and remodeling, the museum opened in 1985. Recently, the museum reopened again after about 5 years of reconstruction and remodeling. The current exhibition is “Guernica.”