Toledo Introduces Picasso

Genius. That’s perhaps the best word to describe Pablo Picasso, and even such a term does little justice to the importance of the man and his work. His is one of those names that everybody has, at least, heard of. His work is perhaps the most representative example of the twentieth century avant-garde art movement. Founder of Cubism, Picasso changed the way in which art was conceived.

Severely criticised during his time, Picasso’s work is nowadays amongst the most coveted and sought after; misunderstood by most during his life and even after his death, it is not until now that we all begin to understand the magnitude and importance of Picasso.

Scattered in museums and private collections around the world, opportunities to see a large number of his works are rare. The Graphic Arts Institute of Oaxaca, in conjunction with Maestro Francisco Toledo, have put together 35 pieces of Picasso’s graphic artwork. The Institute has made it possible for all Oaxaqueños and visitors to Oaxaca to admire some of Picasso’s most renowned examples thanks to the generosity of painters Sergio Hernandez and Jose Luis Cuevas, who have provided pieces from their private collections, as well as from the Jose Luis Cuevas Museum.

The exhibition includes works from the series ‘La Celestina,’ ‘Sueño y Mentira de Franco,’ ‘Sable Mouvant,’ ‘Le Cocu Magnifique,’ and ‘Portrait of Rembrandt,’ among others, and will be open from March 3rd until May 28th and, as usual, entrance is free. The collectors will be present at the opening that will take place on the night of the 3rd.