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The Museum of Modern Art presents Picasso in Fontainebleau, a focused exhibition examining three months in a legendary artist’s career, when he created an astonishingly varied body of work between July and September 1921 in the town of Fontainebleau, France. This exhibition reunites four monumental works on canvas, both versions of Picasso’s Three Musicians and Three Women at the Spring, with the other paintings, drawings, etchings, and pastels he made in Fontainebleau. Encompassing both cubist and classicizing styles, these works are presented together for the first time since their creation in Picasso’s makeshift garage studio and complemented by never-before-seen photographs and archival documents.
The Museum of Modern Art de Nueva York presenta Picasso in Fontainebleau, una exposición enfocada en examinar tres meses en la carrera de un legendario artista, entre julio y septiembre de 1921, en los que creó un cuerpo de trabajo asombrosamente variado en la ciudad de Fontainebleau, Francia. Esta exposición reúne las cuatro monumentales obras sobre lienzo, dos versiones de Tres músicos y Tres mujeres en la fuente, con otras pinturas, dibujos, aguafuertes y pasteles que Picasso realizó en su garaje improvisado. Esta exposición es la primera ocasión en que estas obras, que abarcan estilos cubistas y clasicistas, además de fotografías y documentos de archivo nunca antes vistos, se presentan juntas desde que salieron del taller de Picasso.
The Museum of Modern Art présente Picasso in Fontainebleau, une exposition ciblée examinant trois mois de la carrière de l’artiste légendaire, une période entre juillet et septembre 1921 pendant laquelle il crée une œuvre étonnamment variée dans la ville de Fontainebleau, France. Cette exposition réunit ses quatre peintures monumentales, toutes deux des versions de Trois Musiciens et Trois femmes à la fontaine, ainsi que d’autres œuvres importantes sur toile, de nombreux peintures préparatoires, dessins, eaux-fortes et pastels réalisés à Fontainebleau. Cette exposition est la première fois que ces œuvres seront présentées ensemble depuis leur création dans l’atelier de Picasso. Comprenant à la fois les styles cubiste et académique, ces œuvres sont complétées par des photographies et des documents d’archives inédits.
Organized by Anne Umland, The Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture, with Alexandra Morrison, Curatorial Assistant, and Francesca Ferrari, former Mellon-Marron Research Consortium Fellow, Department of Painting and Sculpture, The Museum of Modern Art. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the artist’s death, MoMA’s exhibition is included in the international Picasso Celebration 1973–2023, with the exceptional support of the Musée National Picasso-Paris.
Leadership support for the exhibition is provided by the Eyal and Marilyn Ofer Family Foundation.
Major funding is provided by the Kate W. Cassidy Foundation, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art, and by Monique M. Schoen Warshaw.
This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
Generous funding for the publication is provided by Ronald S. and Jo Carole Lauder through The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art. Additional funding is provided by The Morton Neumann Family Foundation.
The Bloomberg Connects digital experience is made possible through the support of Bloomberg Philanthropies.
Images
Pablo Picasso. Studies. Paris, 1920–1922. Oil on canvas, 39 3/8 × 31 7/8″ (100 × 81 cm). Musée National Picasso–Paris. Dation Pablo Picasso. © 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Pablo Picasso. Three Musicians. Fontainebleau, summer 1921. Oil on canvas, 80 1/2 × 74 1/8″ (204.5 × 188.3 cm). The Philadelphia Museum of Art. A. E. Gallatin Collection, 1952. © 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Pablo Picasso. Three Musicians. Fontainebleau, summer 1921. Oil on canvas, 6′ 7″ x 7′ 3 3/4″ (200.7 x 222.9 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund. © 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Pablo Picasso. The Spring Fontainebleau. 1921. Oil on canvas, 25 3/16 × 35 7/16″ (64 × 90 cm). Moderna Museet, Stockholm. Gift of Grace and Philip Sandblom. © 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Pablo Picasso. Three Women at the Spring. Fontainebleau, summer 1921. Oil on canvas, 6′ 8 1/4″ x 68 1/2″ (203.9 x 174 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Allan D. Emil. © 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Pablo Picasso. Three Women at the Spring. Fontainebleau, summer 1921. Red chalk on canvas, 78 3/4 × 63 3/8″ (200 × 161 cm). Musée National Picasso–Paris. Dation Pablo Picasso. © 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Cover of Picasso in Fontainebleau, published by The Museum of Modern Art, New York.