Picasso: Guitars 1912–1914 explores the artist's Guitars series, the art-historic turning point that moved Pablo Picasso from Analytic to Synthetic Cubism in the space of 18 months. This remarkable exhibition brings together many of his guitar drawings, paintings, collages, photographs, one noteworthy cardboard construction and a final, metal sculpture from over 35 public and private collections worldwide. We marvel at them now but, as Picasso said to his friend the art critic André Salmon at the time, "It's nothing. It's el guitare!"
Please see Contributing Writer for Modern Art Beth Gersh-Nesic's lengthy, informative review "The Birth of Synthetic Cubism: Picasso's Guitars" for a in-depth analysis of the Guitars series.
Picasso: Guitars 1912–1914 is on view from February 13 through June 6, 2011 at The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
- Violin Hanging on the Wall, 1912-13Pablo Picasso - Violin Hanging on the Wall, 1912-13
- Bottle, Guitar, and Pipe, Paris, autumn 1912Pablo Picasso - Bottle, Guitar, and Pipe, Paris, autumn 1912
- Guitar, Paris, December 1912 or laterPablo Picasso - Guitar, Paris, December 1912 or later
- Siphon, Glass, Newspaper, and Violin, December 3, 1912, or laterPablo Picasso - Siphon, Glass, Newspaper, and Violin - December 3, 1912, or later
- Bottle, Wineglass, and Newspaper on a Table, December 4, 1912, or laterPablo Picasso - Bottle, Wineglass, and Newspaper on a Table, Paris, December 4, 1912 or later
- Man with a Hat and a Violin, December 9, 1912, or laterPablo Picasso - Man with a Hat and a Violin, Paris, December 9, 1912, or later
- Installation in the artist's studio, Paris, December 9, 1912, or laterPablo Picasso - Installation in the artist's studio, Paris, December 9, 1912, or later
- Photographic composition with Construction with Guitar Player and Violin, 1913Pablo Picasso - Photograph of Guitar Construction, 1913
- Head, Céret, spring 1913Pablo Picasso - Head, Céret, spring 1913
- Guitar, Gas Jet, and Bottle, Paris, early 1913Pablo Picasso - Guitar, Gas Jet, and Bottle, Paris, early 1913
- Guitar, Céret, March 31, 1913, or laterPablo Picasso - Guitar, Céret, March 31, 1913, or later
- Still life with Guitar, Variant state, 1913Pablo Picasso - Still life with Guitar, assembled before November 15, 1913
- Graphic Index
- Text Index
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