A man often understood as synonymous with “modern art” itself, Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) had an enormous artistic output throughout his long career that cemented his legacy as a household name even today. Picasso’s name and legacy are also undivorceable from the misogynistic or abusive behavior he demonstrated toward women. The artist was inspired by his lovers, who served as muses for his ever-changing style. These women were key to Picasso’s artistic success and fame, yet their contributions are often overlooked. Through seven works on paper from the DMA’s collection, Picasso’s Muses: Between Inspiration and Obsession celebrates the muses in Picasso’s oeuvre 50 years after the artist’s death.
Admission is free.
Images: Woman in an Armchair Dreaming, Her Head Resting on Her Hand, March 9, 1934. Pablo Picasso. Engraving. Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L. Bromberg, 1956.24. © 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Flute Player and Young Woman with Tambourin, 1934. Pablo Picasso. Etching. Dallas Museum of Art, Foundation for the Arts, The Alfred and Juanita Bromberg Collection, bequest of Juanita K. Bromberg, 2000.191.FA. © 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Picasso’s Muses: Between Inspiration and Obsession is organized by the Dallas Museum of Art. General Admission to the Dallas Museum of Art is made possible with generous support from the Robert Gerard Pollock Foundation. The Dallas Museum of Art is supported, in part, by the generosity of DMA Members and donors, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Texas Commission on the Arts, and the citizens of Dallas through the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture.