PALM BEACH COUNTY MUSEUM features PICASSO's MUSES
Pablo Picasso is arguably one of the most recognized artists of our times. Picasso had two wives and many mistresses. He loved women. He was notorious for always having a beautiful woman with him. Behind every artist, there is a muse.
These “muses” greatly inspired his work. His wives, mistresses and various liaisons inspired his artwork. The women inspired him to create one of the largest bodies of art in history.
The Norton Museum of Art, 1451 South Olive Avenue, West Palm Beach is “celebrating the women who inspired the master artist.” Jerry Dobrick, museum curator associate for the Norton, describes “Picasso’s Muses” as a small, but poignant exhibit. The exhibit includes six powerful depictions of Picasso’s lovers during various periods in his life.
The focal point of the exhibition is an example of Picasso’s best work, 1932’s Femme a la Motre, (“Women with Wrist Watch”). Marie-Therese Walter, was just 17, when she met the 45 year old artist in Paris. He told her she had an interesting face and asked to do a portrait of her. Marie-Therese had not heard of Picasso. He took her to a bookstore to show her a monograph of his work. The young woman soon became Picasso’s mistress and inspiration for some of his most beautiful and sensual paintings and sculptures.
Visit the Norton Museum of Art, closed Monday and holidays. Palm Beach County residents are FREE the first Saturday of the month. Florida teachers are FREE daily. $12 for adults, $5 for students with ID, FREE for children under 5 and museum members.
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